Medieval life

Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush & Colin Firth Rating 8/10 Film William Shakespeare (Fiennes) has writer’s block. His only hope is a muse, a lover, someone to get h…

Cleanliness of the Vikings - WTF fun facts

Life in the Early Medieval Period was difficult. As has been seen in previous posts, there was a very limited and often misinformed view of the human body and disease. As cities had gro…

Portfolio illustrations

All about life in a medieval Castle. Living in castles, chateaux forts, stately homes, manor houses and great country houses

Discover old London Bridge, a wonder of the medieval and Tudor world! Learn about its history and appearance in the sixteenth century.

When you imagine a medieval man or woman, what do you see? Foul teeth? Greasy hair? Dirty, bumpy skin? Hairy armpits and sweat stench? Well, for some of them, this might have been true. For some pe…

What it says on the tin.

Some innovative castle designs by my middle school students, Samuel E. Shull Middle School, Perth Amboy NJ 2017 After watching the video of David Macaulay's Castle, my students designed their own fortresses. They tested the defensive walls by building catapults with popsicle sticks, rubber bands and spoons and firing mini marshmallows at their creations to see how many could land inside. Caerphilly Castle was built in the thirteenth century. It is the largest castle in Wales. To learn more…

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