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The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of British History at Hampton Court

The Medieval Life 05/12/2023 No Comments 1227 views

Accessible, engaging, and unputdownable, The Palace takes us into every room in the castle, revealing the ups and downs of royal history and illustrating what was at play politically, socially, and economically at the time.

The Manuscripts Club: The People Behind a Thousand Years of Medieval Manuscripts

The Medieval Life 14/11/2023 No Comments 1562 views

The illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages are among the greatest works of European art and literature. We are dazzled by them and recognize their crucial role in the transmission of knowledge. However, we generally think much less about the countless men and women who made, collected and preserved them through the centuries, and to whom they owe their existence.

The Lindisfarne Gospels: Art, History & Inspiration

The Medieval Life 14/11/2023 No Comments 609 views

This brand-new, accessible volume explores the latest research and thinking on the Lindisfarne Gospels and is published as the manuscript goes on loan to the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle for an exhibition exploring its meaning in today’s world.

Botticelli’s Secret: The Lost Drawings and the Rediscovery of the Renaissance

The Medieval Life 25/10/2023 No Comments 634 views

Some five hundred years ago, Sandro Botticelli, a painter of humble origin, created works of unearthly beauty. A star of Florence’s art world, he was commissioned by a member of the city’s powerful Medici family to execute a near-impossible project: to illustrate all one hundred cantos of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, the ultimate visual homage to that “divine” poet.

Anglo-Saxon Kings and Warlords AD 400–1070

The Medieval Life 24/10/2023 No Comments 560 views

Richly illustrated, this title describes Anglo-Saxon monarchs, warlords and their warriors and households in Anglo-Saxon Britain, from the first post-Roman mercenaries to the Norman Conquest.

Dracul: Of the Father – The Untold Story of Vlad Dracul

The Medieval Life 24/10/2023 No Comments 672 views

Several books have been devoted to the study of his famous son, Vlad the Impaler, but any search for the historical Dracula must begin with the story of the father. Now, for the first time, based on extensive documentary research, the true story of the man who founded the Dracula dynasty is revealed.