This site seems to be very interesting for historical research:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
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Thanks, Laura! I'm always looking for more resources on medieval and Reformation German history in particular, so I've bookmarked this site. I've just been skimming through the Table Talk of Luther (not on the site, however) and realized what a wonderful source it is not just for theological ideas, but for the way people lived at the time.
For example, in 1537:
"In my youth all games were prohibited; makers of cards and musicians at dances weren't admitted to the sacraments, and people were required to make confession of their gaming, dancing, and jousting. Today these things are the vogue, and they are defended as exercises for the mind."
For example, in 1537:
"In my youth all games were prohibited; makers of cards and musicians at dances weren't admitted to the sacraments, and people were required to make confession of their gaming, dancing, and jousting. Today these things are the vogue, and they are defended as exercises for the mind."
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[quote=""Laura""]This site seems to be very interesting for historical research:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html[/quote]
It's one I use Laura and it's very useful. Paul Halsall's on an academic e-list that Sharon Penman and I frequent.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html[/quote]
It's one I use Laura and it's very useful. Paul Halsall's on an academic e-list that Sharon Penman and I frequent.
Les proz e les vassals
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com
Yes, excellent site. I use it a lot.
PATHS OF EXILE - love, war, honour and betrayal in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria
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Editor's Choice, Historical Novels Review, August 2009
Now available as e-book on Amazon Kindleand in Kindle, Epub (Nook, Sony Reader), Palm and other formats on Smashwords
Website: http://www.carlanayland.org
Blog: http://carlanayland.blogspot.com
- LoveHistory
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[quote=""Rowan""]Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever used StumbleUpon? I signed up for it and have gone through their entire listing of ancient history sites. There's a lot of sites I never knew about. I book marked the majority of them, including this one, I believe.[/quote]
I haven't Rowan, but my son uses it and often raves about it.
At the moment I'm quite enjoying Cool Iris on Firefox, which lists images of subjects and then you click on a website icon to go to the site.
I haven't Rowan, but my son uses it and often raves about it.
At the moment I'm quite enjoying Cool Iris on Firefox, which lists images of subjects and then you click on a website icon to go to the site.
Les proz e les vassals
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com