Medievalverse Newsletter (Volume 2 Issue 24)

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The Medieval Magazine (Volume 2 Issue 24) http://www.medievalists.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/medieval-mag-76-319x450.png" alt="medieval mag 76" border="0" class="CToWUd a6T" tabindex="0" />The Medieval Iceland Effect: how this island has contributed to our modern world. Hear the past with free audio recordings and readings from Medieval Manuscripts Alive, apply for a medieval student loan, and put in a bid for medieval stone! Continue reading »   Who Is the Historian? http://www.medievalists.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/who-is-the-historian-570x316.png" alt="who is the historian" border="0" class="CToWUd a6T" tabindex="0" />How do historians bring past events to life and why is their role so important in society? Continue reading »   The Lancastrian Retreat from Populist Discourse? Propaganda Conflic... http://www.medievalists.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Henry-V-358x500.jpg" alt="Henry V" border="0" class="CToWUd a6T" tabindex="0" />This article explores an aspect of the propaganda wars that were conducted between the Lancastrian and Yorkist sides during the series of conflicts historians refer to as the Wars of the Roses. Continue reading »   King Richard III: Politics, Power and People – Annual Symposium com... http://www.medievalists.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Richard-III-Trust-Inc-415x500.jpg" alt="Richard III Foundation Inc" border="0" class="CToWUd a6T" tabindex="0" />The Richard III Foundation has announce the schedule for its 2016 annual symposium, which is under the theme: 'King Richard III: Politics, Power and People'. Continue reading »   Fighting to Win: The Art of Sword Combat in The Early Modern Period http://www.medievalists.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Art-of-Sword-Combat-e1472689765776-570x355.jpg" alt="The Art of Sword Combat by Joachim Meyer" border="0" class="CToWUd a6T" tabindex="0" />By Danièle Cybulskie Usually, writing about the Early Modern Age isn’t my deal, but it was definitely an interesting time. This was the period in which men went around in puffy pants with rapiers at their hips, ready to duel anyone who ridiculed the puffiness of their pants. And if you’re going to wander around […]Continue reading »   The Emergence of “Regnal” Sovereignty at the Turn of the Fourteenth... http://www.medievalists.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Hommage_of_Edward_I_to_Philippe_le_Bel-347x450.jpg" alt="Homage of Edward I to Philip IV from Jean Fouquet's Les Grandes Chroniques de France" border="0" class="CToWUd a6T" tabindex="0" />By Andrew Latham Introduction As the 13th century ended, two basic models of sovereignty – understood as the supreme authority to command, legislate and judge – were in circulation in Latin Christendom.  On the one hand, there was the dualist model.  On this view, the societas christiana was divided into two domains or orders – […] Continue reading »