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Skinning your Own Apes: Researching from Primary Sources
An article in the Stanford magazine this month talks about a new method of teaching history to high schoolers using primary source material, having the teens read several documents about an incident and draw their own conclusions based on the … Continue reading
Posted in books, fiction, historical medicine, history, medieval, research, worldbuilding, writing advice
Tagged fantasy, history, medieval, medieval medicine, research, resource, writing process
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A Brief History of Gunpowder Weapons in 14th Century England
There are a number of timelines of handguns on-line, but most have only a single date for the 14th century (and not even the dates listed by the others). Then I found this one, by the Medieval Combat Society. Good … Continue reading
Posted in guns, history, medieval, medieval technology, Uncategorized
Tagged guns, history, medieval, medieval warfare, research, resource
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The Medieval Fantasy Author’s Must-see
Okay, if you’re a fantasy writer, doing anything remotely inspired by medieval history, you should be getting on a plane to Kalamazoo, Michigan–right now! At the very least, you should know *why* I would urge you to Kalamazoo. Sadly, the flights … Continue reading
Posted in history, magic, medieval, medieval technology, research
Tagged conference, fantasy, history, International Medieval Congress, Kalamazoo, medieval, research, resource
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Review: The Man Who Loved China: Joseph Needham & the Making of a Masterpiece
The Man Who Loved China: Joseph Needham & the Making of a Masterpiece by Simon Winchester My rating: 5 of 5 stars A thoroughly entertaining background to the creation of one of the world’s great series on the history of … Continue reading
The Museum of Witchcraft
Here’s an interesting resource, both on-line and in the flesh: the Museum of Witchcraft, in Boscastle, Corwall, UK http://www.museumofwitchcraft.com/index.php There’s an online guidebook to the museum, a tour of some interesting artifacts, and searchable on-line library and images. I wish … Continue reading
