Introduction to 13th Century History Blog

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                                             Returning to Medieval history

                                   



                     King John's tomb Worcester Cathedral courtesy of Greenshed at English Wikipedia



Had drifted away from the study of medieval history for some twelve years , but happened to be in Worcester in September 2018 for the commemoration of the 1651 Battle of Worcester. I visited the Cathedral and saw King John's tomb for the first time since 2006, and wasn't long before I bought Stephen Church's biography of King John. And was soon heading back to the medieval era as well as returning to the Worcester/ Evesham area. 

 In the 21st century the reigns of Henry III is coming under some scrutiny. The 800th anniversary  of Magna Carta and the 750th anniversary of the Battle of Evesham in 2015,  generated new documentaries, commemorations , books and overall interest. 

 Further research is emerging concerning  Henry III : Darren Baker's hefty and thorough biography 'Henry III-The great king England never knew it had ' (2107) , John Paul Davis' 'The Gothic King A Biography' (2013), and 'Henry III The Son of Magna Carta' ( 2016)  are superb contributions to the study of his fifty year reign. Darren Baker's recent  biographies of Simon de Montfort 'With For All ' and 'Simon de Montfort And The Rise of the English Nation' ...along with the 2019 'The Song of Simon de Montfort' by Sophie Therese Ambler , are encouraging signs that 13th century England is being re-appraised. And also from 2019 was Darren Baker's 'The Two Eleanors of Henry III-The Lives of Eleanor of Provence and Eleanor de Montfort' 

 This blog will include coverage of the following: 

 A whole year of events in being planned to mark the 800th anniversary of the founding of Salisbury Cathedral throughout 2020 with the launching of the Salisbury Cathedral -city on the move project.

 The Battle of Evesham Medieval Festival  I attended the 2019 festival and most impressed. Returns to Crown Meadow, Evesham on Saturday 1st August and Sunday 2nd August 2020. 

There is a commemoration of the 1264  Battle of Lewes planned for the town on Saturday 16th May & Sunday 17th May More details

And will return to the Battle of Evesham Medieval Festival on 1st August -2nd August 2020 
Michael Bully 
Brighton January 2020 


Other blogs that I am working on. 

A Burnt Ship  ( 17th century warfare  and literature)

World War 2 Poetry

The Great War at Sea Poetry Project ( now defunct)

Website ( more of an archive on various War Poetry related work )

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