The Medieval Magazine No.70 | Page 3

The medieval Magazine

Editor: Peter Konieczny

Website: www.medievalists.net

This digital magazine is published each Monday.

Cover Photo: St. Jeanne de Valois, copy after the gothic original. Porch of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois, Paris. Photo: © Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY 3.0

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New research maps the devastation of the Black Death on medieval England

Archaeologists will be in demand in the UK, report finds

Strathclyde study identifies descendants of medieval Scottish king

Centuries Come to Life at Dumbarton Castle

Why St Thomas Becket’s elbow still matters in the 21st century

Getting Crusaded: History and the Targets of Medieval Holy War

Medieval Advice for Pregnant Women and Their Friends

How young William Marshal was saved from being catapulted into a castle

Medieval Magic Tricks

Medicine or Magic: Viking Age Health Care

Jeanne de Valois, Queen of France and Duchess of Berri

Shakespeare In Ten Acts at the British Library

Book Excerpt: A Year in the Life of Medieval England

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