Steven Till - Medieval History, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Creative Writing
Medieval Castles: Dover Castle
Constructed around the same time as the Tower of London (late 11th century), Dover Castle stands as one of ..
1/6/2009
Amiens Cathedral
Five archteypical Gothic medieval cathedrals still exist in France today, one of which is Amiens Cathedral, located in Amiens ...
1/5/2009
Fantasy Sand Sculptures
Some impressive fantasy-type sculptures crafted from sand ...
12/15/2008
Medieval History Term of the Week: Heater Shield
Heater Shield Semi-cylindrical shield with a flat top edge. The shield was about 95 cm. long in the first ...
12/12/2008
Medieval Timeline: Today in Medieval History
Since it's my birthday today, I definitely wanted to post about what happened on this day in medieval history ...
12/11/2008
A Brief History of Medieval Banks
The Lombards and other Italian merchants first introduced the term bank in the commercial centers of medieval western Europe ...
12/10/2008
Medieval Historical Fiction Novel of the Week
Isabella: Queen Without a Conscience by Rachel Bard Paperback: 460 pages Publisher: Book Publishers Network; 1st edition (October 15) ...
12/9/2008
Review of Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1) by Robin Hobb
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages Publisher: Spectra (March 1, 1996) ISBN-10: 055357339X Assassin's Apprentice ...
12/8/2008
The 10 Common Mistakes of Amateur Writers
"Ten Mistakes Writers Don't See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do)" A good article discussing the common problems ...
12/5/2008
Medieval History Term of the Week: Merchet
Merchet [ murchet ] Etymology: The word comes from the plural form of daughter, merched, in old Welsh. 1) ...
12/5/2008
Famous Wars in Medieval History: Aethelbad's War
Aethelbad's War Date: 733 - 750 Aethelbad's War involved the kingdoms of Mercia, Wessex, and Northumbria. The Mercian king ...
12/3/2008
Medieval Historical Fiction Novel of the Week
Belisarius: The First Shall Be Last by Paolo A. Belzoni Paperback: 248 pages Publisher: Arx Pub; 1st edition (December) ...
12/2/2008
Medieval Timeline: Today in Medieval History
On this date, December 1, in medieval history: 1135 - King Henry I of England, the fourth son of ...
12/1/2008
Medieval History Term of the Week: Machicolation
Machicolation [muh-chik-uh-ley-shuhn] Etymology: Medieval Latin machicolare to furnish with machicolations, from Middle French machicoller, from machicoleis machicolation, from macher ...
11/28/2008
Medieval Historical Fiction Novel of the Week
Last English King by Julian Rathbone Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Abacus Uk (August 3, 1998) Average Customer Review on...
11/25/2008
The Anglo-Saxons in Medieval England
The Angles and Saxons arrived in England sometime during the 5th century, not long after Rome had fled the...
11/24/2008
Medieval Timeline: Today in Medieval History
On this date, November 20th, in medieval history: 1272 - Edward I (”Longshanks”) begins his reign as King ...
11/20/2008
The Framework of Feudalism
This post is intended to provide only a brief and basic overview of feudalism, not an in-depth study by...
11/18/2008
Contest: Win Dark Sword Miniatures of George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” Characters
Bookspot Central along with Dark Sword Miniatures is currently sponsoring a contest where visitors can sign up to win ...
11/18/2008
Contest: Win Dark Sword Miniatures of George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” Characters
Bookspot Central along with Dark Sword Miniatures is currently sponsoring a contest where visitors can sign up to win ...
11/18/2008
Medieval Historical Fiction Novel of the Week
Jackals In Iron by Merlin Douglas Larsen Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: Agreka Tm Llc (1999) Average Customer Review on ...
11/18/2008
New List of Medieval History Online Resources
I’ve added a list of medieval history resources to my site. These are sites (not blogs) I’ve come across ...
11/17/2008
Medieval Timeline: Today in Medieval History
On this date, November 12th, in medieval history: 607 - Death of Boniface III 1035 - Death of Canute...
11/12/2008
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Slated for the Big Screen
Essential Pictures has acquired the rights to develop Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series into a major motion picture. Randall Wallace...
10/30/2008
What's Your Elvish name?
Following my last post and keeping in the spirit of Elves and fantasy role-playing, I stumbled across a site...
10/29/2008