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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 2650058, member: 54&quot;]The Basiliscoe Mercury</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Few stand-out stories this fortnight, but a few more museums open. Otherwise more Baltic wrecks, more woolly mammoths and, best of all, what they found in the attics of Oxburgh Hall. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Arms and armour in the news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beasts of assorted varieties…</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze Age children played with toy pigs</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/pulled-pork-archaeologists-hit-the-pig-time-after-digging-up-bronze-age-childrens-toy-pigs-14965" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/pulled-pork-archaeologists-hit-the-pig-time-after-digging-up-bronze-age-childrens-toy-pigs-14965" rel="nofollow">https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/pulled-pork-archaeologists-hit-the-pig-time-after-digging-up-bronze-age-childrens-toy-pigs-14965</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Woolly mammoth found in Russia</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/08/25/oil-workers-stumble-upon-mammoth-remains-in-russias-arctic-a71238" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/08/25/oil-workers-stumble-upon-mammoth-remains-in-russias-arctic-a71238" rel="nofollow">https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/08/25/oil-workers-stumble-upon-mammoth-remains-in-russias-arctic-a71238</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient Battles</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Feature on the Battle of Actium</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/battle-actium-31-bc-mark-antony-downfall/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/battle-actium-31-bc-mark-antony-downfall/" rel="nofollow">https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/battle-actium-31-bc-mark-antony-downfall/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grave stories</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some Yorkshireeffigies and their history</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/18674492.bloody-family-history-written-rocks/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/18674492.bloody-family-history-written-rocks/" rel="nofollow">https://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/18674492.bloody-family-history-written-rocks/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Investigating Westminster Abbey</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/aug/23/lost-medieval-sacristy-uncovered-at-westminster-abbey" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/aug/23/lost-medieval-sacristy-uncovered-at-westminster-abbey" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/aug/23/lost-medieval-sacristy-uncovered-at-westminster-abbey</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the arrow-slit . . . </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rochester castle is falling down…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/historic-castle-could-be-closed-for-weeks-232671/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/historic-castle-could-be-closed-for-weeks-232671/" rel="nofollow">https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/historic-castle-could-be-closed-for-weeks-232671/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What they found under the floorboards at Oxburgh Hall- fascinating story!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/17/restoration-of-norfolk-hall-uncovers-tudor-and-elizabethan-finds-oxburgh-hall" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/17/restoration-of-norfolk-hall-uncovers-tudor-and-elizabethan-finds-oxburgh-hall" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/17/restoration-of-norfolk-hall-uncovers-tudor-and-elizabethan-finds-oxburgh-hall</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Scottish castle for sale</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/08/16th-century-castle-sale-scotland/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/08/16th-century-castle-sale-scotland/" rel="nofollow">https://www.medievalists.net/2020/08/16th-century-castle-sale-scotland/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cannons to the left, cannon to the right</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roaring Meg and the siege of Worcester</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/18675593.siege-worcester-cannon-rained-death-says-richard-shaw/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/18675593.siege-worcester-cannon-rained-death-says-richard-shaw/" rel="nofollow">https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/18675593.siege-worcester-cannon-rained-death-says-richard-shaw/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Windsor Castle east terrace opens for the season- you can see some very fins 18th century cannon there!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.rct.uk/event/east-terrace-garden-08-2020#/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rct.uk/event/east-terrace-garden-08-2020#/" rel="nofollow">https://www.rct.uk/event/east-terrace-garden-08-2020#/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>(you can read about them here- worth the journey; <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LwSw9AsGmagbDTWJBqbX-pNi7TJ2LJJd/view" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LwSw9AsGmagbDTWJBqbX-pNi7TJ2LJJd/view" rel="nofollow">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LwSw9AsGmagbDTWJBqbX-pNi7TJ2LJJd/view</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cannon returns to upstate New York community</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/news/local/vintage-cannons-returned-to-hlom/article_823fae30-781b-503e-8a24-91a46e19b003.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/news/local/vintage-cannons-returned-to-hlom/article_823fae30-781b-503e-8a24-91a46e19b003.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/news/local/vintage-cannons-returned-to-hlom/article_823fae30-781b-503e-8a24-91a46e19b003.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Miscellany</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finds including armour fragment and arrows found in excavations in the Kremlin</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://sputniknews.com/science/202008141080172183-archaeologists-discover-belongings-of-moscow-elite-in-kremlin-dating-back-to-14th-century/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://sputniknews.com/science/202008141080172183-archaeologists-discover-belongings-of-moscow-elite-in-kremlin-dating-back-to-14th-century/" rel="nofollow">https://sputniknews.com/science/202008141080172183-archaeologists-discover-belongings-of-moscow-elite-in-kremlin-dating-back-to-14th-century/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exploring 500 years of history underground in Safed</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/from-16th-century-well-to-48-war-centuries-of-history-unveiled-in-safed-639081" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/from-16th-century-well-to-48-war-centuries-of-history-unveiled-in-safed-639081" rel="nofollow">https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/from-16th-century-well-to-48-war-centuries-of-history-unveiled-in-safed-639081</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ideal home for self-isolating</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-hampshire-53838761/three-portsmouth-island-forts-go-on-sale-for-9m" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-hampshire-53838761/three-portsmouth-island-forts-go-on-sale-for-9m" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-hampshire-53838761/three-portsmouth-island-forts-go-on-sale-for-9m</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exploring graffiti in the New Forest</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/25/from-war-to-witch-marks-graffiti-carved-into-new-forest-trees" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/25/from-war-to-witch-marks-graffiti-carved-into-new-forest-trees" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/25/from-war-to-witch-marks-graffiti-carved-into-new-forest-trees</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Back to the front</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Battlefield in South Carolina from Revolutionary war found</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-locate-south-carolina-battlefield-where-patriot-john-laurens-died-180975626/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-locate-south-carolina-battlefield-where-patriot-john-laurens-died-180975626/" rel="nofollow">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-locate-south-carolina-battlefield-where-patriot-john-laurens-died-180975626/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1845 battle in Argentina investigated</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://elpais.com/cultura/2020-08-21/en-busca-de-las-cadenas-olvidadas-de-la-ultima-gran-batalla-colonial-argentina.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://elpais.com/cultura/2020-08-21/en-busca-de-las-cadenas-olvidadas-de-la-ultima-gran-batalla-colonial-argentina.html" rel="nofollow">https://elpais.com/cultura/2020-08-21/en-busca-de-las-cadenas-olvidadas-de-la-ultima-gran-batalla-colonial-argentina.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Café Basiliscoe</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wine windows for modern time of plague</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wine-windows-florence-medieval-disease-180975517/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wine-windows-florence-medieval-disease-180975517/" rel="nofollow">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wine-windows-florence-medieval-disease-180975517/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Medieval shellfish stew from Jersey</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2020/08/17/archaeological-finds-shed-light-on-medieval-grouville/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2020/08/17/archaeological-finds-shed-light-on-medieval-grouville/" rel="nofollow">https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2020/08/17/archaeological-finds-shed-light-on-medieval-grouville/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Washed down with Mesopotamian beer</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/brewing-mesopotamian-beer-brings-a-sip-of-this-vibrant-ancient-drinking-culture-back-to-life-142215" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://theconversation.com/brewing-mesopotamian-beer-brings-a-sip-of-this-vibrant-ancient-drinking-culture-back-to-life-142215" rel="nofollow">https://theconversation.com/brewing-mesopotamian-beer-brings-a-sip-of-this-vibrant-ancient-drinking-culture-back-to-life-142215</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nautical news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Origins of England’s navy investigated</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2020-08-medieval-texts-reveal-false-royal.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://phys.org/news/2020-08-medieval-texts-reveal-false-royal.html" rel="nofollow">https://phys.org/news/2020-08-medieval-texts-reveal-false-royal.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Latest finds from the 15th century Pandanan shipwreck site <a href="https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/24/natl-museum-unveils-rare-14th-century-chinese-bowl-in-virtual-series/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/24/natl-museum-unveils-rare-14th-century-chinese-bowl-in-virtual-series/" rel="nofollow">https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/24/natl-museum-unveils-rare-14th-century-chinese-bowl-in-virtual-series/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finnish team find Dutch fluit in the Baltic</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2020/08/21/a-400-year-old-ship-has-been-found-in-the-baltic-sea" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.euronews.com/2020/08/21/a-400-year-old-ship-has-been-found-in-the-baltic-sea" rel="nofollow">https://www.euronews.com/2020/08/21/a-400-year-old-ship-has-been-found-in-the-baltic-sea</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When HMS Victory re-opens, visitors can walk underneath</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-53728614" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-53728614" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-53728614</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>C19 slows work on the Franklin expedition ships</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.prpeak.com/covid-19-puts-brakes-on-further-exploration-of-franklin-wrecks-1.24187359" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.prpeak.com/covid-19-puts-brakes-on-further-exploration-of-franklin-wrecks-1.24187359" rel="nofollow">https://www.prpeak.com/covid-19-puts-brakes-on-further-exploration-of-franklin-wrecks-1.24187359</a></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>Singapore’s’ war museum and other museums</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/six-secret-museums-to-check-out" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/six-secret-museums-to-check-out" rel="nofollow">https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/six-secret-museums-to-check-out</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Internationalinstitutions to help culture damage in Beirut</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/beirut-museums-size-up-the-explosion-damage" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/beirut-museums-size-up-the-explosion-damage" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/beirut-museums-size-up-the-explosion-damage</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>National Trust to drastically cut curators and openings</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/national-trust-restructuring-plan-job-cuts" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/national-trust-restructuring-plan-job-cuts" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/national-trust-restructuring-plan-job-cuts</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/22/national-trust-denies-dumbing-down-in-drive-for-new-audiences" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/22/national-trust-denies-dumbing-down-in-drive-for-new-audiences" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/22/national-trust-denies-dumbing-down-in-drive-for-new-audiences</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New Museums and re-openings</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Royal Armouries in Leeds announces re-opening dates</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/best-in-leeds/whats-on-news/royal-armouries-announces-reopening-date-18818615" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/best-in-leeds/whats-on-news/royal-armouries-announces-reopening-date-18818615" rel="nofollow">https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/best-in-leeds/whats-on-news/royal-armouries-announces-reopening-date-18818615</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://royalarmouries.org/venue/royal-armouries-museum/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://royalarmouries.org/venue/royal-armouries-museum/" rel="nofollow">https://royalarmouries.org/venue/royal-armouries-museum/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Met re-opens</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://artdaily.com/news/127685/The-Met-is-reopening--Grab-your-timed-ticket-and-view-Jacob-Lawrence" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artdaily.com/news/127685/The-Met-is-reopening--Grab-your-timed-ticket-and-view-Jacob-Lawrence" rel="nofollow">https://artdaily.com/news/127685/The-Met-is-reopening--Grab-your-timed-ticket-and-view-Jacob-Lawrence</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum developments</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Online exhibitions from Historic Scotland</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and-research/online-exhibitions/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and-research/online-exhibitions/" rel="nofollow">https://www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and-research/online-exhibitions/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum Musings- statues on the move again..</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>British Museum’s Hans Sloane bust moved</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/british-museum-sloane-bust" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/british-museum-sloane-bust" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/british-museum-sloane-bust</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/aug/25/british-museum-boss-defends-moving-bust-of-slave-owning-founder" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/aug/25/british-museum-boss-defends-moving-bust-of-slave-owning-founder" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/aug/25/british-museum-boss-defends-moving-bust-of-slave-owning-founder</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Scotland and India and country houses</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/throwing-new-light-on-difficult-histories" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/throwing-new-light-on-difficult-histories" rel="nofollow">https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/throwing-new-light-on-difficult-histories</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>British Museum gets ready for re-opening</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/aug/18/british-museum-dusts-itself-down-as-163-day-closure-nears-end" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/aug/18/british-museum-dusts-itself-down-as-163-day-closure-nears-end" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/aug/18/british-museum-dusts-itself-down-as-163-day-closure-nears-end</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>High price for Napoleonic eagle</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://artdaily.com/news/127618/Magnificent-Napoleonic-Eagle-fetches-almost--pound-50-000-at-Dix-Noonan-Webb" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artdaily.com/news/127618/Magnificent-Napoleonic-Eagle-fetches-almost--pound-50-000-at-Dix-Noonan-Webb" rel="nofollow">https://artdaily.com/news/127618/Magnificent-Napoleonic-Eagle-fetches-almost--pound-50-000-at-Dix-Noonan-Webb</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Paintings from Royal collections to go to gallery for the duration</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/beirut-museums-size-up-the-explosion-damage" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/beirut-museums-size-up-the-explosion-damage" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/beirut-museums-size-up-the-explosion-damage</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Soldiers in WW2 at National Military Museum Soesterberg, the Netherlands<a href="https://artdaily.com/news/120924/Exhibition-shows-two-personal-stories-from-both-a-Canadian-and-a-German-soldier" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artdaily.com/news/120924/Exhibition-shows-two-personal-stories-from-both-a-Canadian-and-a-German-soldier" rel="nofollow">https://artdaily.com/news/120924/Exhibition-shows-two-personal-stories-from-both-a-Canadian-and-a-German-soldier</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Matthew Moss; The PIAT; Britain’s anti-tank weapon of World War II</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-piat" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-piat" rel="nofollow">https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/the-piat</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New book on Hapsburgs’ homes</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/review/habsburgs-house-collections" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/review/habsburgs-house-collections" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/review/habsburgs-house-collections</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>ICOMAM conference – new dates</p><p><br /></p><p>Toledo, Spain</p><p><br /></p><p>17 – 21 May 2021</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/eventos/icomam_toledo_2021/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/eventos/icomam_toledo_2021/" rel="nofollow">https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/eventos/icomam_toledo_2021/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sales Fairs and auctions</p><p><br /></p><p>Fort Paull, Hull, sold and contents to be auctioned <a href="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/yorkshires-only-napoleonic-fort-has-been-sold-subject-contract-2950557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/yorkshires-only-napoleonic-fort-has-been-sold-subject-contract-2950557" rel="nofollow">https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/yorkshires-only-napoleonic-fort-has-been-sold-subject-contract-2950557</a></p><p><br /></p><p>23 Sep 2020 London </p><p><br /></p><p>Fine Antique Arms &amp; Armour Including An Important Group Of British Firearms</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25976/%20/l%20/!" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25976/%20/l%20/!" rel="nofollow">https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25976/#/!</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>25 Sept&nbsp; 2020 castle of Greding.</p><p><br /></p><p>From castles and palaces - selected art and works of art from antiquity to the 20th century</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.hermann-historica.de/en" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.hermann-historica.de/en" rel="nofollow">https://www.h</a><a href="https://us19.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=a84329d90ebce21b14f4a0c23&amp;id=1891b1f9ee" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://us19.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=a84329d90ebce21b14f4a0c23&amp;id=1891b1f9ee" rel="nofollow">https://us19.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=a84329d90ebce21</a><a href="https://openhouselondon.org.uk/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://openhouselondon.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">https://openhouselondon.org.uk/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/09/medieval-sites-to-see-during-open-doors-festival-in-wales/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2019/09/medieval-sites-to-see-during-open-doors-festival-in-wales/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2019/09/medieval-sites-to-see-during-open-doors-festival-in-wales/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.doorsopendays.org.uk/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.doorsopendays.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.doorsopendays.org.uk/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.europeanheritagedays.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.europeanheritagedays.com/Home.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.europeanheritagedays.com/Home.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>News from Paris</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.musee-armee.fr/collections/ressources/le-magazine-du-musee.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.musee-armee.fr/collections/ressources/le-magazine-du-musee.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.musee-armee.fr/collections/ressources/le-magazine-du-musee.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1066 etc: Just 100 years war</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/08/bascot-mauleon/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/08/bascot-mauleon/" rel="nofollow">https://www.medievalists.net/2020/08/bascot-mauleon/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/08/hundred-years-war-end/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/08/hundred-years-war-end/" rel="nofollow">https://www.medievalists.net/2020/08/hundred-years-war-end/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This fortnight I enjoyed Matthew Champion’s tweets on Oxburgh Hall, particularly a long sequence a few days back on theunder-the-floorboards- worth scrolling down for! <a href="https://twitter.com/mjc_associates" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://twitter.com/mjc_associates" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/mjc_associates</a></p><p><br /></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>Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown – 2020</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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