ABOUT TIME, LIVEJOURNAL.

I haven't been able to load this posting template at all the past couple of days, the formatting is all borked and there was random bits of code all over the place. As a result you get TWO thrilling history stories tonight :)

Archaeologists digging in the banks of the Thames uncovered a rare 14th century devotional panel ( Read more... )

In 1990 the 13th century Northumberland Bestiary was sold by the Duke of Northumberland, but thanks to its current owner, the Getty Museum, it is now available to view in full online - although a working knowledge of medieval Latin is necessary!

The 13th century book is among 10,000 works of art made available in high resolution images without ( Read more... )

An archaeological dig in Norwich appears to show that the town was no haven for the medieval cat...

Evidence suggests that the site under a car park was once a centre of the leather trade in the 13th century 'And, from animal bones discovered at the city centre site, it seems our medieval ancestors knew of at least one way to skin a cat - possibly ( Read more... )

Best stag do or best stag do?

A group of friends on a stag do made an unlikely discovery while out walking on a beach in New Mexico - a perfectly preserved three-million-year-old elephant skull ( Read more... )

It's St George's Day today so why not enjoy these gorgeous illuminations linked to me by eloiserummaging :)


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We've had historical cat paw prints, now some dog prints!


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Probably not the most festive of articles but fascinating nonetheless.

When beasts were people: the long strange history of animals in court

The notion of animals taking their human captors to court is at least a millennium old, first set down in writing by a brotherhood of dissident Sunni scholars in 10th-century Iraq. More strikingly, the ( Read more... )

The Smithsonian Blog asks an important question tonight - why were Medieval knights always fighting snails?

I admit I didn't know they WERE always fighting snails but apparently it's quite a common sight in medieval manuscripts.

Epic snail-on-knight combat showed up as often in medieval manuscripts as Kilroy across Europe. “But the ubiquity of ( Read more... )

I was reading about General Howe's dog today and thought it was worth sharing - for those of you who hadn't heard it either, for all I know it's taught to American school children everywhere ( Read more... )

Going to bed early tonight so I will leave you with this great article.

What did medieval people name their pets?

I do like Sturdy, Whitefoot, Hardy, Jakke, Bo and Terri :D