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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 722655, member: 54&quot;]The Basiliscoe Mercury 318</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another medieval sword, remembering Scapa Flow, cannon in India and conserving St George. In Stockholm, the Livrustkammeren re-opens. And as the summer finally arrives, a new ICOMAM MAGAZINE to download and take to the beach with you!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Arms and armour in the news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient arms</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Iron Age sword and chariot found in Pembrokeshire</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-48766001" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-48766001" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-48766001</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Medieval sword found in Caynton caves Shropshire in 1985 finally identified .</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-48719554" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-48719554" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-48719554</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beasts of assorted varieties…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When moas roamed the earth…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/27/half-tonne-birds-roamed-europe-humans" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/27/half-tonne-birds-roamed-europe-humans" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/27/half-tonne-birds-roamed-europe-humans</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And dragons in medieval Europe</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/dragons-in-medieval-literature/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/dragons-in-medieval-literature/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/dragons-in-medieval-literature/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grave stories</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cemetery of 80 shackled skeletons from 7thBC Greece to be displayed</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/35879-underground-shell-to-showcase-ancient-mass-grave-of-shackled-skeletons-in-athens.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/35879-underground-shell-to-showcase-ancient-mass-grave-of-shackled-skeletons-in-athens.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/35879-underground-shell-to-showcase-ancient-mass-grave-of-shackled-skeletons-in-athens.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the arrow-slit . . . </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Investigating a medievalSlovakian castle and its finds</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.archaeology.org/news/7764-190617-slovakia-markusovsky-castle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.archaeology.org/news/7764-190617-slovakia-markusovsky-castle" rel="nofollow">https://www.archaeology.org/news/7764-190617-slovakia-markusovsky-castle</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on Hull’s blockhouse’s future</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/fortress-hidden-500-years-hull-3012560" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/fortress-hidden-500-years-hull-3012560" rel="nofollow">https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/fortress-hidden-500-years-hull-3012560</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cannons to the left, cannon to the right - all Indian</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze swivel gun found in Indian canal at Haringhata</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/haringhata-cannon-could-be-of-plassey-vintage/articleshow/69882160.cms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/haringhata-cannon-could-be-of-plassey-vintage/articleshow/69882160.cms" rel="nofollow">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/haringhata-cannon-could-be-of-plassey-vintage/articleshow/69882160.cms</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/british-era-cannon-found-during-widening-of-bridge-at-haringhata-359093" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/british-era-cannon-found-during-widening-of-bridge-at-haringhata-359093" rel="nofollow">http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/british-era-cannon-found-during-widening-of-bridge-at-haringhata-359093</a></p><p><br /></p><p>(best picture here: <a href="https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/west-bengal-news/24pargana-news/ancient-cannon-recovered-from-canal/articleshow/69888413.cms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/west-bengal-news/24pargana-news/ancient-cannon-recovered-from-canal/articleshow/69888413.cms" rel="nofollow">https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/west-bengal-news/24pargana-news/ancient-cannon-recovered-from-canal/articleshow/69888413.cms</a>) </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cannonvisiting in India</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://english.newstracklive.com/news/in-excavation-excavator-found-artillery-crowds-gathered-to-have-a-glimpse-1017365-1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://english.newstracklive.com/news/in-excavation-excavator-found-artillery-crowds-gathered-to-have-a-glimpse-1017365-1.html" rel="nofollow">https://english.newstracklive.com/news/in-excavation-excavator-found-artillery-crowds-gathered-to-have-a-glimpse-1017365-1.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Short feature on two of Bengal’s most important cannons</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/voices/bengals-artillery-1502770581.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/voices/bengals-artillery-1502770581.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/voices/bengals-artillery-1502770581.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Living in the past</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Recreating shipwreck rescue, along with a Lyle gun at National Parks</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coastalpoint.com/45767/feature/state-park-hold-historic-shipwreck-rescue-drill-reenactment" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coastalpoint.com/45767/feature/state-park-hold-historic-shipwreck-rescue-drill-reenactment" rel="nofollow">http://www.coastalpoint.com/45767/feature/state-park-hold-historic-shipwreck-rescue-drill-reenactment</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Society for Creative Anachronism</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/in-defence-of-the-society-for-creative-anachronism/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/in-defence-of-the-society-for-creative-anachronism/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/in-defence-of-the-society-for-creative-anachronism/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Miscellany</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On the frontlines</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Leather dragon found in York</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/17698214.dragon-found-in-york-street/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/17698214.dragon-found-in-york-street/" rel="nofollow">https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/17698214.dragon-found-in-york-street/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fireworks and the 4th of July</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://bayweekly.com/articles/letter-editor/article/yin-and-yang-fireworks" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://bayweekly.com/articles/letter-editor/article/yin-and-yang-fireworks" rel="nofollow">http://bayweekly.com/articles/letter-editor/article/yin-and-yang-fireworks</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hospital site at Waterloo to be excavated</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/24/wellingtons-waterloo-field-hospital-to-be-excavated-for-first-time" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/24/wellingtons-waterloo-field-hospital-to-be-excavated-for-first-time" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/24/wellingtons-waterloo-field-hospital-to-be-excavated-for-first-time</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Secrets of Samurai swordsmen</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/65742-samurai-text-supernatural-powers.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livescience.com/65742-samurai-text-supernatural-powers.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.livescience.com/65742-samurai-text-supernatural-powers.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nautical news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/17724826.fundraising-effort-to-save-artefacts-from-sunken-ship/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/17724826.fundraising-effort-to-save-artefacts-from-sunken-ship/" rel="nofollow">https://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/17724826.fundraising-effort-to-save-artefacts-from-sunken-ship/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The search for Spain’s lost Antarctic ship</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://elpais.com/cultura/2019/06/11/actualidad/1560246108_583867.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://elpais.com/cultura/2019/06/11/actualidad/1560246108_583867.html" rel="nofollow">https://elpais.com/cultura/2019/06/11/actualidad/1560246108_583867.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yorktown shipwreck discovery</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://chesapeakebaymagazine.com/revolutionary-war-shipwreck-discovered/?fbclid=IwAR3Y1rQGyoYx7bMi4zV5QOjHA2vNsAEh0_apQ5qSEogAUGB2yzLV36VJfRI" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://chesapeakebaymagazine.com/revolutionary-war-shipwreck-discovered/?fbclid=IwAR3Y1rQGyoYx7bMi4zV5QOjHA2vNsAEh0_apQ5qSEogAUGB2yzLV36VJfRI" rel="nofollow">https://chesapeakebaymagazine.com/revolutionary-war-shipwreck-discovered/?fbclid=IwAR3Y1rQGyoYx7bMi4zV5QOjHA2vNsAEh0_apQ5qSEogAUGB2yzLV36VJfRI</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Scapa Flow centenary</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/world/scapa-flow-wrecks-scuttling-german-fleet-orkney-diving-first-world-war/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://inews.co.uk/news/world/scapa-flow-wrecks-scuttling-german-fleet-orkney-diving-first-world-war/" rel="nofollow">https://inews.co.uk/news/world/scapa-flow-wrecks-scuttling-german-fleet-orkney-diving-first-world-war/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/science/four-wwi-shipwrecks-are-being-sold-on-ebay-for-1m?fbclid=IwAR0UdYmYvP48YUeaxWFgJYHYBDfWMMazE2ZPL5OPWegMk_FKrD0JrKhU55w" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.foxnews.com/science/four-wwi-shipwrecks-are-being-sold-on-ebay-for-1m?fbclid=IwAR0UdYmYvP48YUeaxWFgJYHYBDfWMMazE2ZPL5OPWegMk_FKrD0JrKhU55w" rel="nofollow">https://www.foxnews.com/science/four-wwi-shipwrecks-are-being-sold-on-ebay-for-1m?fbclid=IwAR0UdYmYvP48YUeaxWFgJYHYBDfWMMazE2ZPL5OPWegMk_FKrD0JrKhU55w</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on the Graf Spee’seagle in Uruguay <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/21/uruguay-nazi-bronze-eagle-battleship-court-sell" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/21/uruguay-nazi-bronze-eagle-battleship-court-sell" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/21/uruguay-nazi-bronze-eagle-battleship-court-sell</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum news and exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>News</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Visiting Fort William Henry</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://dailygazette.com/galleries/2019/06/26/step-back-time-lake-georges-fort-william-henry" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://dailygazette.com/galleries/2019/06/26/step-back-time-lake-georges-fort-william-henry" rel="nofollow">https://dailygazette.com/galleries/2019/06/26/step-back-time-lake-georges-fort-william-henry</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New awards for British museums- museums change lives</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.museumsassociation.org/news/17062019-enter-the-2019-museums-change-lives-awards?utm_campaign=1511640_19062019&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Museums%20Association&amp;dm_i=2VBX,WEE0,52SJU5,3DM7I,1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.museumsassociation.org/news/17062019-enter-the-2019-museums-change-lives-awards?utm_campaign=1511640_19062019&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Museums%20Association&amp;dm_i=2VBX,WEE0,52SJU5,3DM7I,1" rel="nofollow">https://www.museumsassociation.org/news/17062019-enter-the-2019-museums-change-lives-awards?utm_campaign=1511640_19062019&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Museums Association&amp;dm_i=2VBX,WEE0,52SJU5,3DM7I,1</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New museums </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Livrustkammeren re-opens</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.hallekis.com/xx190617d.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hallekis.com/xx190617d.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.hallekis.com/xx190617d.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://livrustkammaren.se/en" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://livrustkammaren.se/en" rel="nofollow">https://livrustkammaren.se/en</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New Warsaw Ghetto Museum already causing waves</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/22/warsaw-ghetto-museum-holocaust-historians-divided" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/22/warsaw-ghetto-museum-holocaust-historians-divided" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/22/warsaw-ghetto-museum-holocaust-historians-divided</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New display on &#039;Collecting histories: Solomon Islands&#039; at BM</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/114549/British-Museum-opens-new-display--Collecting-histories--Solomon-Islands-#.XQyWCjHsZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/114549/British-Museum-opens-new-display--Collecting-histories--Solomon-Islands-#.XQyWCjHsZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/114549/British-Museum-opens-new-display--Collecting-histories--Solomon-Islands-#.XQyWCjHsZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Newgallery of London and science at the Science Museum</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://museumcrush.org/science-museum-tells-the-250-year-old-story-of-london-as-a-science-city/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://museumcrush.org/science-museum-tells-the-250-year-old-story-of-london-as-a-science-city/" rel="nofollow">https://museumcrush.org/science-museum-tells-the-250-year-old-story-of-london-as-a-science-city/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Vrak- new museum in Stockholm</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.maritima.se/en/balticsea" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.maritima.se/en/balticsea" rel="nofollow">https://www</a><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/british-library-shares-conservation-experts-with-palestine-museum" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/british-library-shares-conservation-experts-with-palestine-museum" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/british-library-shares-conservation-experts-with-palestine-museum</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Medieval St George- re-conserved, properly</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/21/botched-spanish-statue-st-george-lovingly-unrestored" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/21/botched-spanish-statue-st-george-lovingly-unrestored" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/21/botched-spanish-statue-st-george-lovingly-unrestored</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Van Gogh’s revolver sells, despite any really evidence</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/van-gogh-s-gun-sells-for-162-000" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/van-gogh-s-gun-sells-for-162-000" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/van-gogh-s-gun-sells-for-162-000</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This autumn: Troy comes to London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/tory-british-museum-martin-bailey-exhibition" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/tory-british-museum-martin-bailey-exhibition" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/tory-british-museum-martin-bailey-exhibition</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>17th century female artists in London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/news-article/bright-souls" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/news-article/bright-souls" rel="nofollow">https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/news-article/bright-souls</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>British soldiers in Russia after WWI in Richmond</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk/exhibition-telling-story-of-british-soldiers-in-russia-after-great-war-opens-at-green-howards-museum/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk/exhibition-telling-story-of-british-soldiers-in-russia-after-great-war-opens-at-green-howards-museum/" rel="nofollow">http://www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk/exhibition-telling-story-of-british-soldiers-in-russia-after-great-war-opens-at-green-howards-museum/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Romanovs in Edinburgh</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/114550/New-exhibition-explores-300-year-relationship-between-British-and-Russian-royal-dynasties#.XQyVizHsZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/114550/New-exhibition-explores-300-year-relationship-between-British-and-Russian-royal-dynasties#.XQyVizHsZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/114550/New-exhibition-explores-300-year-relationship-between-British-and-Russian-royal-dynasties#.XQyVizHsZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Henri IV at Cadillac</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.boutiquesdemusees.fr/fr/catalogues-d-exposition/henri-iv-un-roi-dans-l-histoire-catalogue-d-exposition/16570.html?r=L2ZyL2NhZGVhdXgvNS1jYXRhbG9ndWVzLWV4cG9zaXRpb24vMS8%253D" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.boutiquesdemusees.fr/fr/catalogues-d-exposition/henri-iv-un-roi-dans-l-histoire-catalogue-d-exposition/16570.html?r=L2ZyL2NhZGVhdXgvNS1jYXRhbG9ndWVzLWV4cG9zaXRpb24vMS8%253D" rel="nofollow">https://www.boutiquesdemusees.fr/fr/catalogues-d-exposition/henri-iv-un-roi-dans-l-histoire-catalogue-d-exposition/16570.html?r=L2ZyL2NhZGVhdXgvNS1jYXRhbG9ndWVzLWV4cG9zaXRpb24vMS8%3D</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>17thcenturyDutch and Spanishpaintings in Madrid</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/114736/Exhibition-explores-Dutch-and-Spanish-painting-of-the-16th-and-17th-centuries#.XRXFRDHsZ9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/114736/Exhibition-explores-Dutch-and-Spanish-painting-of-the-16th-and-17th-centuries#.XRXFRDHsZ9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/114736/Exhibition-explores-Dutch-and-Spanish-painting-of-the-16th-and-17th-centuries#.XRXFRDHsZ9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Electors of Saxony at Schloss Hubertusburg</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ruestkammer.skd.museum/en/exhibitions/frederick-augustus-and-maria-josepha/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ruestkammer.skd.museum/en/exhibitions/frederick-augustus-and-maria-josepha/" rel="nofollow">https://ruestkammer.skd.museum/en/exhibitions/frederick-augustus-and-maria-josepha/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Highland warriors in Ottawa</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.warmuseum.ca/highlandwarriors/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.warmuseum.ca/highlandwarriors/" rel="nofollow">https://www.warmuseum.ca/highlandwarriors/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ed. Peter Konieczy: Medieval Warfare Special: The Rise of the Gun</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/medieval-warfare/mw-shop/special-issues/rise-of-the-gun.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/medieval-warfare/mw-shop/special-issues/rise-of-the-gun.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/medieval-warfare/mw-shop/special-issues/rise-of-the-gun.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bartolomé Bermejo: Master of the Spanish Renaissance (includes chapter by Toby Capwell on the armour)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nationalgallery.co.uk/products/bartolom-bermejo-master-of-the-spanish-renaissance/p_1047979" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nationalgallery.co.uk/products/bartolom-bermejo-master-of-the-spanish-renaissance/p_1047979" rel="nofollow">https://www.nationalgallery.co.uk/products/bartolom-bermejo-master-of-the-spanish-renaissance/p_1047979</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A reminder that this is only available at the special price for another month: By Trevor J Parker: An Illustrated Technical Guide to British WWI Fuzes</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books on the Middle Ages</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/books-about-middle-ages-great-reads/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/books-about-middle-ages-great-reads/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/06/books-about-middle-ages-great-reads/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Online publication</p><p><br /></p><p>Latest ICOMAM MAGAZINE is out: Kyoto, Maximilian armour, Henry Moore, &amp; Russian military postcards; news, collections, exhibitions and exhibits in Europe and the US, and the story of the “Frankenspencer” – lots for everyone to read and enjoy over the summer</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://network.icom.museum/icomam/publications/the-magazine/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://network.icom.museum/icomam/publications/the-magazine/" rel="nofollow">http://network.icom.museum/icomam/publications/the-magazine/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Popular culture</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Cold Blue Sky- documentary</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/26/the-cold-blue-review-documentary-memphis-belle-story-of-a-flying-fortress" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/26/the-cold-blue-review-documentary-memphis-belle-story-of-a-flying-fortress" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/26/the-cold-blue-review-documentary-memphis-belle-story-of-a-flying-fortress</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Armour inspiresIcelandic sculptor</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://grapevine.is/icelandic-culture/art/2019/06/21/one-endless-idea-sculptor-steinunn-thorarinsdottir-dives-into-the-human-condition/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://grapevine.is/icelandic-culture/art/2019/06/21/one-endless-idea-sculptor-steinunn-thorarinsdottir-dives-into-the-human-condition/" rel="nofollow">https://grapevine.is/icelandic-culture/art/2019/06/21/one-endless-idea-sculptor-steinunn-thorarinsdottir-dives-into-the-human-condition/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Chinese war epic might be withdrawn</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/27/chinese-war-film-the-eight-hundred-premiere-cancelled-in-apparent-censorship" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/27/chinese-war-film-the-eight-hundred-premiere-cancelled-in-apparent-censorship" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/27/chinese-war-film-the-eight-hundred-premiere-cancelled-in-apparent-censorship</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Is this another film about Robert the Bruce?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/28/robert-the-bruce-review-angus-macfadyen-jared-harris" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/28/robert-the-bruce-review-angus-macfadyen-jared-harris" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/28/robert-the-bruce-review-angus-macfadyen-jared-harris</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Events</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Diary dates</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>4 July 2019 Lecture at the Arms and Armour Society</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.thearmsandarmoursociety.org.uk/events/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thearmsandarmoursociety.org.uk/events/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thearmsandarmo</a><a href="http://icom-kyoto-2019.org/data/images/ICOM2019_leaflet.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1yUuzU74CjPT8E-Qdx4KsoD_htE1_BHGVouQhJSu4YRKPyN4D4N8ckh3o" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://icom-kyoto-2019.org/data/images/ICOM2019_leaflet.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1yUuzU74CjPT8E-Qdx4KsoD_htE1_BHGVouQhJSu4YRKPyN4D4N8ckh3o" rel="nofollow">http://icom-kyoto-2019.org/data/images/ICOM2019_leaflet.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1yUuzU74CjPT8E-Qdx4KsoD_htE1_BHGVouQhJSu4YRKPyN4D4N8ckh3o</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>16-17 November 2019 Portsmouth</p><p><br /></p><p>The Nautical Archaeology Society and the Ordnance Society </p><p><br /></p><p>Wooden Walls and Stone Bastions</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ordnancesociety.org.uk/events-2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ordnancesociety.org.uk/events-2/" rel="nofollow">https://ordnancesociety.org.uk/events-2/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sales, fairs and auctions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>10 July 2019 Thomas del Mar London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.thomasdelmar.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thomasdelmar.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.</a><a href="https://www.olympiaauctions.com/thomas-del-mar-ltd/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.olympiaauctions.com/thomas-del-mar-ltd/" rel="nofollow">https://www.olympiaauctions.com/thomas-del-mar-ltd/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Websites and downloads</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Swedish National Maritime and Transport Museums</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.maritima.se/en" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.maritima.se/en" rel="nofollow">https://www.maritima.se/en</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This fortnight I tweeted medieval sculpture in Worcester &amp; Hereford</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown –30 June 2019</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some people have asked me about making a contribution to the Newsletter – if you would like to support us, you can make a donation here through our Paypal account – see here for details:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html" rel="nofollow">http://www</a>.basiliscoe.com/id2.html[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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