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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 268121, member: 54"]The Basiliscoe Mercury 276</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Arms and armour in the news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Plenty of news about ancient arms and battles this week, from the Bronze-Age through classical times to the Vikings. The usual dollop of haunted castles and a mutilated skeleton. Interesting exhibitions on the Medway, narwhals & colonial Denmark. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient arms</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze Age warrior found with weapon in Siberia</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/ancient-warrior-unearthed-marching-to-afterlife-with-his-dagger-drawn-wearing-stylish-earrings/http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/ancient-warrior-unearthed-marching-to-afterlife-with-his-dagger-drawn-wearing-stylish-earrings/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/ancient-warrior-unearthed-marching-to-afterlife-with-his-dagger-drawn-wearing-stylish-earrings/http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/ancient-warrior-unearthed-marching-to-afterlife-with-his-dagger-drawn-wearing-stylish-earrings/" rel="nofollow">http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/ancient-warrior-unearthed-marching-to-afterlife-with-his-dagger-drawn-wearing-stylish-earrings/http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/ancient-warrior-unearthed-marching-to-afterlife-with-his-dagger-drawn-wearing-stylish-earrings/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rijksmuseum buys Bronze Age dirk</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2017/ancient-peat-bog-bronze-sword-sells-to-dutch-museum-at-christies/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2017/ancient-peat-bog-bronze-sword-sells-to-dutch-museum-at-christies/" rel="nofollow">https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2017/ancient-peat-bog-bronze-sword-sells-to-dutch-museum-at-christies/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Excavating ancient Troy- new discoveries</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/excavations-unveil-mysteries-of-trojan-war.aspx?pageID=238&nid=116282&NewsCatID=375" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/excavations-unveil-mysteries-of-trojan-war.aspx?pageID=238&nid=116282&NewsCatID=375" rel="nofollow">http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/excavations-unveil-mysteries-of-trojan-war.aspx?pageID=238&nid=116282&NewsCatID=375</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exploring England’s hillforts</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/aug/07/walking-ancient-hillforts-wiltshire-downs-england-atlas-of-hillforts" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/aug/07/walking-ancient-hillforts-wiltshire-downs-england-atlas-of-hillforts" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/aug/07/walking-ancient-hillforts-wiltshire-downs-england-atlas-of-hillforts</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ballista</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/tv/a27520/game-of-thrones-ballista/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/tv/a27520/game-of-thrones-ballista/" rel="nofollow">http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/tv/a27520/game-of-thrones-ballista/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Delving into the Galloway Hoard</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://museumcrush.org/uncovering-the-galloway-viking-hoard-layer-by-layer/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://museumcrush.org/uncovering-the-galloway-viking-hoard-layer-by-layer/" rel="nofollow">http://museumcrush.org/uncovering-the-galloway-viking-hoard-layer-by-layer/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Viking shields</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/viking-shield-british-isles-changes-use-8th-11th-century-england-isle-man/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/viking-shield-british-isles-changes-use-8th-11th-century-england-isle-man/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/viking-shield-british-isles-changes-use-8th-11th-century-england-isle-man/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Battles, towers and forts</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Re-examining theBattle of the Teutoburg Forest</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.dw.com/en/unearthing-the-mysteries-of-the-battle-that-created-germany/a-39817362" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dw.com/en/unearthing-the-mysteries-of-the-battle-that-created-germany/a-39817362" rel="nofollow">http://www.dw.com/en/unearthing-the-mysteries-of-the-battle-that-created-germany/a-39817362</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gladiators clash on ancient tomb stone</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/culture/2017/07/27/tomb-depicting-famous-gladiator-brawl-discovered-in-pompeii_223d6f13-f15b-43d1-8405-a6f11fccd33b.html?idPhoto=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/culture/2017/07/27/tomb-depicting-famous-gladiator-brawl-discovered-in-pompeii_223d6f13-f15b-43d1-8405-a6f11fccd33b.html?idPhoto=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/culture/2017/07/27/tomb-depicting-famous-gladiator-brawl-discovered-in-pompeii_223d6f13-f15b-43d1-8405-a6f11fccd33b.html?idPhoto=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Chariot race on Cyprus mosaic</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/08/ancient-mosaic-cyprus-roman-chariot-race-archaeology-spd/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/08/ancient-mosaic-cyprus-roman-chariot-race-archaeology-spd/" rel="nofollow">http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/08/ancient-mosaic-cyprus-roman-chariot-race-archaeology-spd/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grave stories</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Investigating three medieval mutilated skeletons in Portugal</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe/status/896355940315934722" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe/status/896355940315934722" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe/status/896355940315934722</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Has the tomb of the first historian of the Americas been discovered? <a href="https://elpais.com/elpais/2017/07/27/inenglish/1501149491_780251.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://elpais.com/elpais/2017/07/27/inenglish/1501149491_780251.html" rel="nofollow">https://elpais.com/elpais/2017/07/27/inenglish/1501149491_780251.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In the lists</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fitness tips for knights</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/medieval-fitness-tips/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/medieval-fitness-tips/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/medieval-fitness-tips/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the arrow-slit . . . </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Excavating Sheffield castle</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/new-dig-at-castle-where-mary-queen-of-scots-was-held-for-14-years-1-4518077" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/new-dig-at-castle-where-mary-queen-of-scots-was-held-for-14-years-1-4518077" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/new-dig-at-castle-where-mary-queen-of-scots-was-held-for-14-years-1-4518077</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you are searching for a castle with a ghost in armour, look no further! </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/clonony-castle-offaly-haunted-soldier-10897939" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/clonony-castle-offaly-haunted-soldier-10897939" rel="nofollow">http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/clonony-castle-offaly-haunted-soldier-10897939</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>MedievalIrish castle and what to do with it…</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.chron.com/life/style/home-design/article/Medieval-castle-is-glioblastoma-patient-s-gift-to-11734893.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.chron.com/life/style/home-design/article/Medieval-castle-is-glioblastoma-patient-s-gift-to-11734893.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.chron.com/life/style/home-design/article/Medieval-castle-is-glioblastoma-patient-s-gift-to-11734893.php</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Luna Site largest mid-16th century Spanish settlement in southeast US</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://wuwf.org/post/luna-site-confirmed-largest-mid-16th-century-spanish-settlement-southeast" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://wuwf.org/post/luna-site-confirmed-largest-mid-16th-century-spanish-settlement-southeast" rel="nofollow">http://wuwf.org/post/luna-site-confirmed-largest-mid-16th-century-spanish-settlement-southeast</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Investigating early fort in Yellowstone Park</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jul/23/researcher-traces-ties-between-fort-yellowstone/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jul/23/researcher-traces-ties-between-fort-yellowstone/" rel="nofollow">http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jul/23/researcher-traces-ties-between-fort-yellowstone/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cannons to the left, cannon to the right</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cannonball found at Brooklyn Heights home dates to Revolutionary War (!) <a href="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/40/32/dtg-cannonball-found-in-brooklyn-heights-2017-08-11-bk.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/40/32/dtg-cannonball-found-in-brooklyn-heights-2017-08-11-bk.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/40/32/dtg-cannonball-found-in-brooklyn-heights-2017-08-11-bk.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Two Hotchkiss mountain cannons outside NY store to be restored- pictures!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170802/hells-kitchen-clinton/kaufmans-army-navy-store-cannons-42nd-street" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170802/hells-kitchen-clinton/kaufmans-army-navy-store-cannons-42nd-street" rel="nofollow">https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170802/hells-kitchen-clinton/kaufmans-army-navy-store-cannons-42nd-street</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>City to restore Great War trophy, Brantford Canada, <a href="http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2017/08/02/city-to-restore-great-war-trophy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2017/08/02/city-to-restore-great-war-trophy" rel="nofollow">http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2017/08/02/city-to-restore-great-war-trophy</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tynemouth WW2 cannon to be conserved</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/see-tynemouth-castle-priorys-historic-13393402" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/see-tynemouth-castle-priorys-historic-13393402" rel="nofollow">http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/see-tynemouth-castle-priorys-historic-13393402</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Café Basiliscoe</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Etruscan honey….</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/59970-etruscans-were-expert-beekeepers.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livescience.com/59970-etruscans-were-expert-beekeepers.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.livescience.com/59970-etruscans-were-expert-beekeepers.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>….drizzled on 100-year–old fruit cake</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40907084" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40907084" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40907084</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Into the 20th century</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Medicine in the trenches- one man’s experience</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://museumcrush.org/the-wwi-amputee-who-saved-his-men-and-had-the-first-front-line-blood-transfer/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://museumcrush.org/the-wwi-amputee-who-saved-his-men-and-had-the-first-front-line-blood-transfer/" rel="nofollow">http://museumcrush.org/the-wwi-amputee-who-saved-his-men-and-had-the-first-front-line-blood-transfer/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Training trenches in the UK being explored. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/05/miles-of-forgotten-trenches-dug-in-england-during-first-world-war-unearthed-again" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/05/miles-of-forgotten-trenches-dug-in-england-during-first-world-war-unearthed-again" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/05/miles-of-forgotten-trenches-dug-in-england-during-first-world-war-unearthed-again</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Build your own Mosquito </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-40873628" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-40873628" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-40873628</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The future of rail guns</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.popsci.com/navy-prepares-railgun-for-future-war#page-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.popsci.com/navy-prepares-railgun-for-future-war#page-2" rel="nofollow">http://www.popsci.com/navy-prepares-railgun-for-future-war#page-2</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Obituaries</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Robert Hardy</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/aug/03/robert-hardy-obituary" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/aug/03/robert-hardy-obituary" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/aug/03/robert-hardy-obituary</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nautical news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>16th century wreck being investigated off Esposende, Portugal</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://portocanal.sapo.pt/noticia/130493" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://portocanal.sapo.pt/noticia/130493" rel="nofollow">http://portocanal.sapo.pt/noticia/130493</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Searching for HMAS Sydney and Endurance- stunning pictures</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-31/shipwreck-hunter-searching-the-holy-grail-in-antarctica/8758920" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-31/shipwreck-hunter-searching-the-holy-grail-in-antarctica/8758920" rel="nofollow">http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-31/shipwreck-hunter-searching-the-holy-grail-in-antarctica</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/30/wartime-bombs-and-mines-fail-to-stop-cross-channel-power-cable" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/30/wartime-bombs-and-mines-fail-to-stop-cross-channel-power-cable" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/30/wartime-bombs-and-mines-fail-to-stop-cross-channel-power-cable</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And cannons found when dredging Portsmouth approaches</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-40787660" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-40787660" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-40787660</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What to do with the Graf Spee’s eagle</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://sputniknews.com/art_living/201708101056342933-uruguay-german-warship-crest/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://sputniknews.com/art_living/201708101056342933-uruguay-german-warship-crest/" rel="nofollow">https://sputniknews.com/art_living/201708101056342933-uruguay-german-warship-crest/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum news and exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>News</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Director of the National Army Museum retires</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/07082017-museum-directors-step-down" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/07082017-museum-directors-step-down" rel="nofollow">http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/07082017-museum-dire</a><a href="http://starofmysore.com/museums-of-mysuru/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://starofmysore.com/museums-of-mysuru/" rel="nofollow">http://starofmysore.com/museums-of-mysuru/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New museums </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Postal Museum opens in London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/97848/Signed--sealed--delivered--The-Postal-Museum-in-London-opens-for-business-#.WXxSBjFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/97848/Signed--sealed--delivered--The-Postal-Museum-in-London-opens-for-business-#.WXxSBjFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/97848/Signed--sealed--delivered--The-Postal-Museum-in-London-opens-for-business-#.WXxSBjFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum developments</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fort Ticonderoga has an App for its cannon</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.suncommunitynews.com/articles/the-sun/new-fort-ticonderoga-app-details-guns/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.suncommunitynews.com/articles/the-sun/new-fort-ticonderoga-app-details-guns/" rel="nofollow">http://www.suncommunitynews.com/articles/the-sun/new-fort-ticonderoga-app-details-guns/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum musings</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Piece about the US’s National Endowment for the Humanities</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/neh-grants/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/neh-grants/" rel="nofollow">http://theartnewspaper.com/news/neh-grants/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting article about our need for cultural fakes</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://theartnewspaper.com/comment/comment/fake-heritage-for-the-fake-news-era-/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theartnewspaper.com/comment/comment/fake-heritage-for-the-fake-news-era-/" rel="nofollow">http://theartnewspaper.com/comment/comment/fake-heritage-for-the-fake-news-era-/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Investigating medieval French sculptures</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/98008/A-team-of-French-scientists-crack-mystery-of-the-luckless-apostles-of-Paris#.WYWGczFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/98008/A-team-of-French-scientists-crack-mystery-of-the-luckless-apostles-of-Paris#.WYWGczFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/98008/A-team-of-French-scientists-crack-mystery-of-the-luckless-apostles-of-Paris#.WYWGczFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Trying to keep craft skills alive</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/aug/04/hats-heritage-crafts-association-artisanship" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/aug/04/hats-heritage-crafts-association-artisanship" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/aug/04/hats-heritage-crafts-association-artisanship</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Objects</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>General Hill, Waterloo veteran's medals sold </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-40716456" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-40716456" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-40716456</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Napoleonic sword for Fort George- no picture of the sword! </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/News/Highlanders-Museum-at-Fort-George-receives-ancient-sword-28072017.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/News/Highlanders-Museum-at-Fort-George-receives-ancient-sword-28072017.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/News/Highlanders-Museum-at-Fort-George-receives-ancient-sword-28072017.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Boer war 'time capsule' sold</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-40715985" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-40715985" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-40715985</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Battle of the Medway in Chatham</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://museumcrush.org/medway-the-forgotten-battle-that-shook-britain-to-its-core/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://museumcrush.org/medway-the-forgotten-battle-that-shook-britain-to-its-core/" rel="nofollow">http://museumcrush.org/medway-the-forgotten-battle-that-shook-britain-to-its-core/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Castles in British art in Southampton</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/97900/-Capture-the-Castle--British-Artists-and-the-Castle-from-Turner-to-Le-Brun--at-Southampton-City-Art-Gallery#.WYA9szFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/97900/-Capture-the-Castle--British-Artists-and-the-Castle-from-Turner-to-Le-Brun--at-Southampton-City-Art-Gallery#.WYA9szFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/97900/-Capture-the-Castle--British-Artists-and-the-Castle-from-Turner-to-Le-Brun--at-Southampton-City-Art-Gallery#.WYA9szFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lord Nelson at Norwich</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/97864/Exhibition-presents-extraordinary-objects-connected-to-Admiral-Lord-Nelson#.WX7hcTFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/97864/Exhibition-presents-extraordinary-objects-connected-to-Admiral-Lord-Nelson#.WX7hcTFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/97864/Exhibition-presents-extraordinary-objects-connected-to-Admiral-Lord-Nelson#.WX7hcTFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Early photographs of India in London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/97908/Exhibition-at-Getty-Images-Gallery-presents-some-of-the-earliest-photographic-views-of-India-and-its-people-#.WYA-UDFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/97908/Exhibition-at-Getty-Images-Gallery-presents-some-of-the-earliest-photographic-views-of-India-and-its-people-#.WYA-UDFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/97908/Exhibition-at-Getty-Images-Gallery-presents-some-of-the-earliest-photographic-views-of-India-and-its-people-#.WYA-UDFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grant family portraits at Grantown</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.grantownmuseum.co.uk/exhibitions-events/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.grantownmuseum.co.uk/exhibitions-events/" rel="nofollow">http://www.grantownmuseum.co.uk/exhibitions-events/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Denmark’s colonial past in Copenhagen</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/95703/Untold-stories-from-Denmark-s-colonial-past-on-display-at-the-National-Gallery-of-Denmark#.WZANSjFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/95703/Untold-stories-from-Denmark-s-colonial-past-on-display-at-the-National-Gallery-of-Denmark#.WZANSjFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/95703/Untold-stories-from-Denmark-s-colonial-past-on-display-at-the-National-Gallery-of-Denmark#.WZANSjFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>WWI in Nuremburg</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.gnm.de/en/exhibitions/current-and-upcoming/wartime-in-the-national-museum/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gnm.de/en/exhibitions/current-and-upcoming/wartime-in-the-national-museum/" rel="nofollow">http://www.gnm.de/en/exhibitions/current-and-upcoming/wartime-in-the-national-museum/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Science and philosophy in Cambridge, Massachusetts</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/96068/Exhibition-brings-together-many-long-forgotten-icons-of-American-culture#.WZAMizFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/96068/Exhibition-brings-together-many-long-forgotten-icons-of-American-culture#.WZAMizFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/96068/Exhibition-brings-together-many-long-forgotten-icons-of-American-culture#.WZAMizFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Narwhals in Washington</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/97970/Smithsonian-exhibition-reveals-traditional-and-new-knowledge-of-Narwhals#.WYLfsjFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/97970/Smithsonian-exhibition-reveals-traditional-and-new-knowledge-of-Narwhals#.WYLfsjFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/97970/Smithsonian-exhibition-reveals-traditional-and-new-knowledge-of-Narwhals#.WYLfsjFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ferdinand II</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://shop.khm.at/en/shop/detail/?shop%5BshowItem%5D=100000000031252-1984-01&cHash=e09bde8e48e6535529dafd55f83b8e67" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://shop.khm.at/en/shop/detail/?shop%5BshowItem%5D=100000000031252-1984-01&cHash=e09bde8e48e6535529dafd55f83b8e67" rel="nofollow">https://shop.khm.at/en/shop/detail/?shop[showItem]=100000000031252-1984-01&cHash=e09bde8e48e6535529dafd55f83b8e67</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Kathleen Walker-Meikle: The Horse Book: Horses of Historical Distinction </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-horse-book-9781784422271/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-horse-book-9781784422271/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-horse-book-9781784422271/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Martin Pegler: Sharpshooting Rifles of the American Civil War; Colt, Sharps, Spencer, and Whitworth</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/sharpshooting-rifles-of-the-american-civil-war" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/sharpshooting-rifles-of-the-american-civil-war" rel="nofollow">https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/sharpshooting-rifles-of-the-american-civil-war</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Marc Romanych & Greg Heuer: Railway Guns of World War I</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/railway-guns-of-world-war-i" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/railway-guns-of-world-war-i" rel="nofollow">https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/railway-guns-of-world-war-i</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Events</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Diary Dates</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/romans" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.visitlondon.com/romans" rel="nofollow">http://www.visitlondon.com/romans</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Paris</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.musee-armee.fr/programmation.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.musee-armee.fr/programmation.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.musee-armee.fr/programmation.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jousting in the UK</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/knights-jousts-events/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/knights-jousts-events/" rel="nofollow">http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/knights-jousts-events/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jousting in Denmark</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.middelaldercentret.dk/en" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.middelaldercentret.dk/en" rel="nofollow">https://www.middelaldercentret.dk/en</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conferences</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>September, Germany </p><p><br /></p><p>ICOMAM </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://icomam-germany2017.de/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://icomam-germany2017.de/" rel="nofollow">https://icomam-germany2017.de/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>14 October 2017Hindlip Hall</p><p><br /></p><p>The Black Powder Ordnance: A conference on safe use</p><p><br /></p><p>Contact Roger Emmerson for details: <a href="mailto:emmersonrw@aol.com">emmersonrw@aol.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>15-17 November 2017, Canterbury</p><p><br /></p><p>Black Prince Conference </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/whats-on/event/blackprinceconference/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/whats-on/event/blackprinceconference/" rel="nofollow">https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/whats-on/event/blackprinceconference/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Calls for papers</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Call for Papers for the sessions on the medieval horse at the International Medieval Congress 2018 at Leeds, 2-5 July 2018</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/call-papers-medieval-horse-imc-2018/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/call-papers-medieval-horse-imc-2018/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/call-papers-medieval-horse-imc-2018/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sales Fairs and auctions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gavin Gardiner auction of Modern & Vintage Sporting Guns at Gleneagles <a href="http://artdaily.com/news/97969/Gavin-Gardiner-Ltd-s-auction-of-Modern---Vintage-Sporting-Guns-to-be-held-at-Gleneagles#.WYLkUzFK19A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/97969/Gavin-Gardiner-Ltd-s-auction-of-Modern---Vintage-Sporting-Guns-to-be-held-at-Gleneagles#.WYLkUzFK19A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/97969/Gavin-Gardiner-Ltd-s-auction-of-Modern---Vintage-Sporting-Guns-to-be-held-at-Gleneagles#.WYLkUzFK19A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Websites and downloads</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Iron-making sites of the lake District- our summer so far!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/Lakes%20report-V2.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/Lakes%20report-V2.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.wealdeniro</a><a href="http://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/prog.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/prog.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/prog.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wealdenironresearchgroup’shome page- lots to explore</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/index.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/index.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/index.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rüstkammer of Dresden</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.skd.museum/en/museums-institutions/residenzschloss/ruestkammer/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.skd.museum/en/museums-institutions/residenzschloss/ruestkammer/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.skd.museum/en/museums-institutions/residenzschloss/ruestkammer/index.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1066 etc: Pharmacy & Malory, </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/pharmacy-testing-language-truth-renaissance-italy/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/pharmacy-testing-language-truth-renaissance-italy/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/pharmacy-testing-language-truth-renaissance-italy/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/love-freedom-marital-fidelity-malorys-morte-darthur/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/love-freedom-marital-fidelity-malorys-morte-darthur/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/love-freedom-marital-fidelity-malorys-morte-darthur/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This fortnight I tweeted Bolsover Castle & a week in London</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown –14 August 2017</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some people have asked me about making a contribution to the Newsletter – if you would like to support us, you can make a donation here through our Paypal account – see here for details:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html" rel="nofollow">http://www</a>.basiliscoe.com/id2.html[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 268121, member: 54"]The Basiliscoe Mercury 276 TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community Arms and armour in the news Plenty of news about ancient arms and battles this week, from the Bronze-Age through classical times to the Vikings. The usual dollop of haunted castles and a mutilated skeleton. Interesting exhibitions on the Medway, narwhals & colonial Denmark. Ancient arms Bronze Age warrior found with weapon in Siberia [URL]http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/ancient-warrior-unearthed-marching-to-afterlife-with-his-dagger-drawn-wearing-stylish-earrings/http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/ancient-warrior-unearthed-marching-to-afterlife-with-his-dagger-drawn-wearing-stylish-earrings/[/URL] Rijksmuseum buys Bronze Age dirk [URL]https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2017/ancient-peat-bog-bronze-sword-sells-to-dutch-museum-at-christies/[/URL] Excavating ancient Troy- new discoveries [URL]http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/excavations-unveil-mysteries-of-trojan-war.aspx?pageID=238&nid=116282&NewsCatID=375[/URL] Exploring England’s hillforts [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/aug/07/walking-ancient-hillforts-wiltshire-downs-england-atlas-of-hillforts[/URL] Ballista [URL]http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/tv/a27520/game-of-thrones-ballista/[/URL] Delving into the Galloway Hoard [URL]http://museumcrush.org/uncovering-the-galloway-viking-hoard-layer-by-layer/[/URL] Viking shields [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/viking-shield-british-isles-changes-use-8th-11th-century-england-isle-man/[/URL] Battles, towers and forts Re-examining theBattle of the Teutoburg Forest [URL]http://www.dw.com/en/unearthing-the-mysteries-of-the-battle-that-created-germany/a-39817362[/URL] Gladiators clash on ancient tomb stone [URL]http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/culture/2017/07/27/tomb-depicting-famous-gladiator-brawl-discovered-in-pompeii_223d6f13-f15b-43d1-8405-a6f11fccd33b.html?idPhoto=1[/URL] Chariot race on Cyprus mosaic [URL]http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/08/ancient-mosaic-cyprus-roman-chariot-race-archaeology-spd/[/URL] Grave stories Investigating three medieval mutilated skeletons in Portugal [URL]https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe/status/896355940315934722[/URL] Has the tomb of the first historian of the Americas been discovered? [URL]https://elpais.com/elpais/2017/07/27/inenglish/1501149491_780251.html[/URL] In the lists Fitness tips for knights [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/08/medieval-fitness-tips/[/URL] Through the arrow-slit . . . Excavating Sheffield castle [URL]http://www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/new-dig-at-castle-where-mary-queen-of-scots-was-held-for-14-years-1-4518077[/URL] If you are searching for a castle with a ghost in armour, look no further! [URL]http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/clonony-castle-offaly-haunted-soldier-10897939[/URL] MedievalIrish castle and what to do with it… [URL]http://www.chron.com/life/style/home-design/article/Medieval-castle-is-glioblastoma-patient-s-gift-to-11734893.php[/URL] Luna Site largest mid-16th century Spanish settlement in southeast US [URL]http://wuwf.org/post/luna-site-confirmed-largest-mid-16th-century-spanish-settlement-southeast[/URL] Investigating early fort in Yellowstone Park [URL]http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jul/23/researcher-traces-ties-between-fort-yellowstone/[/URL] Cannons to the left, cannon to the right Cannonball found at Brooklyn Heights home dates to Revolutionary War (!) [URL]http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/40/32/dtg-cannonball-found-in-brooklyn-heights-2017-08-11-bk.html[/URL] Two Hotchkiss mountain cannons outside NY store to be restored- pictures! [URL]https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170802/hells-kitchen-clinton/kaufmans-army-navy-store-cannons-42nd-street[/URL] City to restore Great War trophy, Brantford Canada, [URL]http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2017/08/02/city-to-restore-great-war-trophy[/URL] Tynemouth WW2 cannon to be conserved [URL]http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/see-tynemouth-castle-priorys-historic-13393402[/URL] Café Basiliscoe Etruscan honey…. [URL]https://www.livescience.com/59970-etruscans-were-expert-beekeepers.html[/URL] ….drizzled on 100-year–old fruit cake [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40907084[/URL] Into the 20th century Medicine in the trenches- one man’s experience [URL]http://museumcrush.org/the-wwi-amputee-who-saved-his-men-and-had-the-first-front-line-blood-transfer/[/URL] Training trenches in the UK being explored. [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/05/miles-of-forgotten-trenches-dug-in-england-during-first-world-war-unearthed-again[/URL] Build your own Mosquito [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-40873628[/URL] The future of rail guns [URL]http://www.popsci.com/navy-prepares-railgun-for-future-war#page-2[/URL] Obituaries Robert Hardy [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/aug/03/robert-hardy-obituary[/URL] Nautical news 16th century wreck being investigated off Esposende, Portugal [URL]http://portocanal.sapo.pt/noticia/130493[/URL] Searching for HMAS Sydney and Endurance- stunning pictures [URL='http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-31/shipwreck-hunter-searching-the-holy-grail-in-antarctica/8758920']http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-31/shipwreck-hunter-searching-the-holy-grail-in-antarctica[/URL][URL]https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/30/wartime-bombs-and-mines-fail-to-stop-cross-channel-power-cable[/URL] And cannons found when dredging Portsmouth approaches [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-40787660[/URL] What to do with the Graf Spee’s eagle [URL]https://sputniknews.com/art_living/201708101056342933-uruguay-german-warship-crest/[/URL] Museum news and exhibitions News Director of the National Army Museum retires [URL='http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/07082017-museum-directors-step-down']http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/07082017-museum-dire[/URL][URL]http://starofmysore.com/museums-of-mysuru/[/URL] New museums Postal Museum opens in London [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/97848/Signed--sealed--delivered--The-Postal-Museum-in-London-opens-for-business-#.WXxSBjFK19A[/URL] Museum developments Fort Ticonderoga has an App for its cannon [URL]http://www.suncommunitynews.com/articles/the-sun/new-fort-ticonderoga-app-details-guns/[/URL] Museum musings Piece about the US’s National Endowment for the Humanities [URL]http://theartnewspaper.com/news/neh-grants/[/URL] Interesting article about our need for cultural fakes [URL]http://theartnewspaper.com/comment/comment/fake-heritage-for-the-fake-news-era-/[/URL] Conservation corner Investigating medieval French sculptures [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/98008/A-team-of-French-scientists-crack-mystery-of-the-luckless-apostles-of-Paris#.WYWGczFK19A[/URL] Trying to keep craft skills alive [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/aug/04/hats-heritage-crafts-association-artisanship[/URL] Objects General Hill, Waterloo veteran's medals sold [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-40716456[/URL] Napoleonic sword for Fort George- no picture of the sword! [URL]http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/News/Highlanders-Museum-at-Fort-George-receives-ancient-sword-28072017.htm[/URL] Boer war 'time capsule' sold [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-40715985[/URL] Exhibitions Battle of the Medway in Chatham [URL]http://museumcrush.org/medway-the-forgotten-battle-that-shook-britain-to-its-core/[/URL] Castles in British art in Southampton [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/97900/-Capture-the-Castle--British-Artists-and-the-Castle-from-Turner-to-Le-Brun--at-Southampton-City-Art-Gallery#.WYA9szFK19A[/URL] Lord Nelson at Norwich [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/97864/Exhibition-presents-extraordinary-objects-connected-to-Admiral-Lord-Nelson#.WX7hcTFK19A[/URL] Early photographs of India in London [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/97908/Exhibition-at-Getty-Images-Gallery-presents-some-of-the-earliest-photographic-views-of-India-and-its-people-#.WYA-UDFK19A[/URL] Grant family portraits at Grantown [URL]http://www.grantownmuseum.co.uk/exhibitions-events/[/URL] Denmark’s colonial past in Copenhagen [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/95703/Untold-stories-from-Denmark-s-colonial-past-on-display-at-the-National-Gallery-of-Denmark#.WZANSjFK19A[/URL] WWI in Nuremburg [URL]http://www.gnm.de/en/exhibitions/current-and-upcoming/wartime-in-the-national-museum/[/URL] Science and philosophy in Cambridge, Massachusetts [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/96068/Exhibition-brings-together-many-long-forgotten-icons-of-American-culture#.WZAMizFK19A[/URL] Narwhals in Washington [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/97970/Smithsonian-exhibition-reveals-traditional-and-new-knowledge-of-Narwhals#.WYLfsjFK19A[/URL] Books Ferdinand II [URL]https://shop.khm.at/en/shop/detail/?shop%5BshowItem%5D=100000000031252-1984-01&cHash=e09bde8e48e6535529dafd55f83b8e67[/URL] Kathleen Walker-Meikle: The Horse Book: Horses of Historical Distinction [URL]https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-horse-book-9781784422271/[/URL] Martin Pegler: Sharpshooting Rifles of the American Civil War; Colt, Sharps, Spencer, and Whitworth [URL]https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/sharpshooting-rifles-of-the-american-civil-war[/URL] Marc Romanych & Greg Heuer: Railway Guns of World War I [URL]https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/railway-guns-of-world-war-i[/URL] Events Diary Dates Roman London [URL]http://www.visitlondon.com/romans[/URL] Paris [URL]http://www.musee-armee.fr/programmation.html[/URL] Jousting in the UK [URL]http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/knights-jousts-events/[/URL] Jousting in Denmark [URL]https://www.middelaldercentret.dk/en[/URL] Conferences September, Germany ICOMAM [URL]https://icomam-germany2017.de/[/URL] 14 October 2017Hindlip Hall The Black Powder Ordnance: A conference on safe use Contact Roger Emmerson for details: [EMAIL]emmersonrw@aol.com[/EMAIL] 15-17 November 2017, Canterbury Black Prince Conference [URL]https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/whats-on/event/blackprinceconference/[/URL] Calls for papers Call for Papers for the sessions on the medieval horse at the International Medieval Congress 2018 at Leeds, 2-5 July 2018 [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/call-papers-medieval-horse-imc-2018/[/URL] Sales Fairs and auctions Gavin Gardiner auction of Modern & Vintage Sporting Guns at Gleneagles [URL]http://artdaily.com/news/97969/Gavin-Gardiner-Ltd-s-auction-of-Modern---Vintage-Sporting-Guns-to-be-held-at-Gleneagles#.WYLkUzFK19A[/URL] Websites and downloads Iron-making sites of the lake District- our summer so far! [URL='http://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/Lakes%20report-V2.pdf']http://www.wealdeniro[/URL][URL]http://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/prog.htm[/URL] Wealdenironresearchgroup’shome page- lots to explore [URL]http://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/index.htm[/URL] Rüstkammer of Dresden [URL]http://www.skd.museum/en/museums-institutions/residenzschloss/ruestkammer/index.html[/URL] 1066 etc: Pharmacy & Malory, [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/pharmacy-testing-language-truth-renaissance-italy/[/URL] [URL]http://www.medievalists.net/2017/07/love-freedom-marital-fidelity-malorys-morte-darthur/[/URL] Finally This fortnight I tweeted Bolsover Castle & a week in London [URL]https://twitter.com/Basiliscoe[/URL] Compiled by Ruth Rhynas Brown –14 August 2017 Some people have asked me about making a contribution to the Newsletter – if you would like to support us, you can make a donation here through our Paypal account – see here for details: [URL='http://www.basiliscoe.com/id2.html']http://www[/URL].basiliscoe.com/id2.html[/QUOTE]
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