» Book Review Author Robert Bartlett
10/05/08 11:27 from Suite101: Medieval History articles
A new study from leading medievalist Professor Robert Bartlett

» Words and more words, some of them quite yummy, some … not
10/05/08 08:08 from Food History
I'm taking a break from drinking. I promise to get back to it, though, and write more curiously influenced posts. Today I have two things to talk about: search terms and one of the community cookbooks. They are in no way linked, nor is the..

» A little break in the weather
09/05/08 09:38 from Food History
I'll finish my drinks test tomorrow night. Today it's all too much for me: I look at the array of bottles and think I shall never touch liquor again. More than that, I think I shall have an early night and sleep heaps. I didn't get a hango..

» Edward 1 and Crown Jewels Robbery
09/05/08 01:53 from Suite101: Medieval History articles
In 1303, a criminal gang broke into the vault of Westminster Abbey and stole as much as they could take of the English Crown Jewels, while Edward 1 was fighting the Scots

» On this Day in Ancient History
09/05/08 00:23 from About.com Ancient / Classical History
On this day in ancient Rome, Romans appeased the spirits of the dead with beans.This was part of the Lemuria or Lemuralia, which was held on May 9, 11, and...