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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 206100, member: 54&quot;]The Basiliscoe Mercury 263</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Most interesting reading this week is about the updating of armours in Velasquez’s royal portraits. Otherwise we have 16th century wrecks off the US, a submarine off Wales, Josephine’s wardrobe, the Army Museum’s new displays &amp; prize-winning books. Finally a beautiful article on the Almain Armourers Album- a real treat. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Arms and armour in the news</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient arms</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Setting fire to Iron Age hill forts</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/01/2017/the-fiery-demise-of-a-vitrified-hillfort-in-scotland" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/01/2017/the-fiery-demise-of-a-vitrified-hillfort-in-scotland" rel="nofollow">http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/01/2017/the-fiery-demise-of-a-vitrified-hillfort-in-scotland</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>How to drive a Roman chariot</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.seeker.com/secret-of-roman-race-chariots-found-2187581176.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.seeker.com/secret-of-roman-race-chariots-found-2187581176.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.seeker.com/secret-of-roman-race-chariots-found-2187581176.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fragments of armour and weapons found in Montfort Castle of the Teutonic Knights</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/1.763930" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/1.763930" rel="nofollow">http://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/1.763930</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Trellech - a medieval Welsh weapons factory?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/01/17/a-militant-archaeologist-is-famous-for-finding-a-lost-city-some-say-he-just-stole-the-credit/?utm_term=.eed93e424446" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/01/17/a-militant-archaeologist-is-famous-for-finding-a-lost-city-some-say-he-just-stole-the-credit/?utm_term=.eed93e424446" rel="nofollow">https://www.washin</a><a href="http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/winter-2017/article/humans-not-climate-change-wiped-out-australian-megafauna" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/winter-2017/article/humans-not-climate-change-wiped-out-australian-megafauna" rel="nofollow">http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/winter-2017/article/humans-not-climate-change-wiped-out-australian-megafauna</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Medieval horse head found in the Colosseum</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.thelocal.it/20170119/archaeologists-just-found-a-medieval-horses-head-at-the-colossseum" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thelocal.it/20170119/archaeologists-just-found-a-medieval-horses-head-at-the-colossseum" rel="nofollow">http://www.thelocal.it/20170119/archaeologists-just-found-a-medieval-horses-head-at-the-colossseum</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rewilding the Auruch</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/09/world/auroch-rewilding/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/09/world/auroch-rewilding/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/09/world/auroch-rewilding/index.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Grave stories</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Studying the graves from the Jacobin convent- possibly not to be read with breakfast</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93084/In-Rennes--Archaeologists-discover-a-new-vision-of-the-history-of-death#.WHyLhDGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93084/In-Rennes--Archaeologists-discover-a-new-vision-of-the-history-of-death#.WHyLhDGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93084/In-Rennes--Archaeologists-discover-a-new-vision-of-the-history-of-death#.WHyLhDGml9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Through the arrow-slit . . . </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Worry over future (or even survival) of Crac de Chevaliers</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/15/will-the-crac-des-chevaliers-survive-the-syrian-civil-war.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/15/will-the-crac-des-chevaliers-survive-the-syrian-civil-war.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/15/will-the-crac-des-chevaliers-survive-the-syrian-civil-war.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tower houses in Scotland and Ireland</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/01/tower-house-castle-not-fit-king/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/01/tower-house-castle-not-fit-king/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/01/tower-house-castle-not-fit-king/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The fate of Rattray Castle- a warning not to play cards on a Sunday</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/the-north-east-castle-that-disappeared-in-a-sandstorm-1-4337084" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/the-north-east-castle-that-disappeared-in-a-sandstorm-1-4337084" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/the-north-east-castle-that-disappeared-in-a-sandstorm-1-4337084</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>Casting pit found in the Kremlin- pictures</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://realnoevremya.com/galleries/215" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://realnoevremya.com/galleries/215" rel="nofollow">https://realnoevremya.com/gal</a><a href="http://www.guns.com/2017/01/13/vmis-historic-cannon-battery-returned-after-refit-photos/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.guns.com/2017/01/13/vmis-historic-cannon-battery-returned-after-refit-photos/" rel="nofollow">http://www.guns.com/2017/01/13/vmis-historic-cannon-battery-returned-after-refit-photos/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>An official cannon for Texas?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/01/16/texas-senator-wants-cannon-to-be-official-gun-for-the-state/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/01/16/texas-senator-wants-cannon-to-be-official-gun-for-the-state/" rel="nofollow">http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/01/16/texas-senator-wants-cannon-to-be-official-gun-for-the-state/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Back to the front</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Archaeologists and metal detectorists find common ground over the Pequot War of 1637 </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/science/archaeology-metal-detectorists-pequot.html?_r=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/science/archaeology-metal-detectorists-pequot.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/scienc</a><a href="http://www.cecildaily.com/our_cecil/article_949abecb-70f3-53ce-9f83-8ba9bce3ae41.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cecildaily.com/our_cecil/article_949abecb-70f3-53ce-9f83-8ba9bce3ae41.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cecildaily.com/our_cecil/article_949abecb-70f3-53ce-9f83-8ba9bce3</a><a href="http://www.kentlive.news/8203-take-a-look-at-medway-s-xx-abandoned-forts/story-30062436-detail/story.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.kentlive.news/8203-take-a-look-at-medway-s-xx-abandoned-forts/story-30062436-detail/story.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.kentlive.news/8203-take-a-look-at-medway-s-xx-abandoned-forts/story-30062436-detail/story.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Civil War trench investigated in Fredericksburg</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.archaeology.org/news/5201-170113-virginia-fredericksburg-trench" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.archaeology.org/news/5201-170113-virginia-fredericksburg-trench" rel="nofollow">http://www.archaeology.org/news/5201-170113-virginia-fredericksburg-trench</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Café Basiliscoe</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Smoked goat, Stone Age style</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2017-01-iceman-oetzi-meal-stone-age.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://phys.org/news/2017-01-iceman-oetzi-meal-stone-age.html" rel="nofollow">https://phys.org/news/2017-01-iceman-oetzi-meal-stone-age.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roasting pit&#039;s 1600 year old meat ready soon….</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://globalnews.ca/news/3179491/royal-alberta-museum-to-crack-open-1600-year-old-roasting-pit-with-meal-still-inside/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://globalnews.ca/news/3179491/royal-alberta-museum-to-crack-open-1600-year-old-roasting-pit-with-meal-still-inside/" rel="nofollow">http://globalnews.ca/news/3179491/royal-alberta-museum-to-crack-open-1600-year-old-roasting-pit-with-meal-still-inside/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Into the 20th century</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The heroic Polish artillery bear&nbsp; (and Edinburgh Zoo)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://bit.ly/2jACxHr" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://bit.ly/2jACxHr" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/2jACxHr</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://dailycampus.com/stories/2017/1/18/weird-wednesdays-the-heroic-polish-artillery-bear" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://dailycampus.com/stories/2017/1/18/weird-wednesdays-the-heroic-polish-artillery-bear" rel="nofollow">http://dailycampus.com/stories/2017/1/18/weird-wednesdays-the-heroic-polish-arti</a><a href="http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-county/2017/01/18/indian-river-county-residents-evacuated-wwii-torpedo-moved-offshore/96709044/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-county/2017/01/18/indian-river-county-residents-evacuated-wwii-torpedo-moved-offshore/96709044/" rel="nofollow">http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-county/2017/01/18/indian-river-county-residents-evacuated-wwii-torpedo-moved-offshore/96709044/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>World Heritage</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Article about 19th century photographs of Korea</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.10mag.com/scaling-seouls-ancient-walls-in-the-1880s/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.10mag.com/scaling-seouls-ancient-walls-in-the-1880s/" rel="nofollow">https://www.10mag.com/scaling-seouls-ancient-walls-in-the-1880s/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Isis destroys tetrapylon monument in Palmyra <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/20/isis-destroys-tetrapylon-monument-palmyra-syria" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/20/isis-destroys-tetrapylon-monument-palmyra-syria" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/20/isis-destroys-tetrapylon-monum</a><a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/content/591785/tracing-origins-rockets.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.deccanherald.com/content/591785/tracing-origins-rockets.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.deccanher</a><a href="http://www.livescience.com/57493-photos-spanish-colony-shipwreck.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.livescience.com/57493-photos-spanish-colony-shipwreck.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.livescience.com/57493-photos-spanish-colony-shipwreck.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.livescience.com/57496-16th-century-spanish-shipwreck-off-florida.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.livescience.com/57496-16th-century-spanish-shipwreck-off-florida.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.livescience.com/57496-16th-century-spanish-shipwreck-off-florida.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And 16th century wreck off Florida?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/local/century-ship-off-juno-beach-might-lie-near-sub-artificial-reef-site/wgeZTgU3BJmooBkMmEY1VO/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/local/century-ship-off-juno-beach-might-lie-near-sub-artificial-reef-site/wgeZTgU3BJmooBkMmEY1VO/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/local/century-ship-off-juno-beach-might-lie-near-sub-artificial-reef-site/wgeZTgU3BJmooBkMmEY1VO/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Update on Cape Fear River cannon</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://portcitydaily.com/2017/01/13/preservation-of-18th-century-cannon-begins-at-brunswick-townfort-anderson/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://portcitydaily.com/2017/01/13/preservation-of-18th-century-cannon-begins-at-brunswick-townfort-anderson/" rel="nofollow">https://portcitydaily.com/2017/01/13/preservation-of-18th-century-cannon-begins-at-brunswick-townfort-anderson/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New images of Resurgam submarine</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/resurgam-rhyl-submarine-sub-aqua-12483324" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/resurgam-rhyl-submarine-sub-aqua-12483324" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/resurgam-rhyl-submarine-sub-aqua-12483324</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Survey of HMS Vanguard, veteran of Jutland, undertaken</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/barrow/Wreckage-of-Barrow-built-First-World-War-battleship-HMS-Vanguard-seen-for-the-first-time-3e931153-ca22-4493-abcb-8156e0fd82b2-ds" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/barrow/Wreckage-of-Barrow-built-First-World-War-battleship-HMS-Vanguard-seen-for-the-first-time-3e931153-ca22-4493-abcb-8156e0fd82b2-ds" rel="nofollow">http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/barrow/Wreckage-of-Barrow-built-First-World-War-battleship-HMS-Vanguard-seen-for-the-first-time-3e931153-ca22-4493-abcb-8156e0fd82b2-ds</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>Preserving Auschwitz for future generations <a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93021/Unprecedented-work-at-Auschwitz-to-preserve-Holocaust-site#.WHoQvjGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93021/Unprecedented-work-at-Auschwitz-to-preserve-Holocaust-site#.WHoQvjGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93021/Unprecedented-work-at-Auschwitz-to-preserve-Holocaust-site#.WHoQvjGml9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The future of Britain’s regimental museums’ funding</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/11012016-regimental-museums-prepare-for-mod-cuts" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/11012016-regimental-museums-prepare-for-mod-cuts" rel="nofollow">http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/11012016-regimental-museums-prepare-for-mod-cuts</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Redeveloped National Army Museum to open in March</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.nam.ac.uk/new-museum/museum-news/venue/director-general-announces-museum-opening-date?utm_source=Direct" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nam.ac.uk/new-museum/museum-news/venue/director-general-announces-museum-opening-date?utm_source=Direct" rel="nofollow">http://www.nam.ac.uk/new-museum/museum-news/venue/director-general-announces-museum-opening-date?utm_source=Direct</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Museum developments</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exercising and museum visiting combined (and in Vogue, too!)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/burning-calories-at-the-met" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/burning-calories-at-the-met" rel="nofollow">http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/burning-calories-at-the-met</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.vogue.com/13522703/metropolitan-museum-of-art-the-museum-workout-new-york-met-monica-bill-barnes/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vogue.com/13522703/metropolitan-museum-of-art-the-museum-workout-new-york-met-monica-bill-barnes/" rel="nofollow">http://www.vogue.com/13522703/metropolitan-museum-of-art-the-museum-workout-new-york-met-monica-bill-barnes/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The importance of history in China</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/13/china-rewrites-history-books-to-extend-sino-japanese-war-by-six-years" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/13/china-rewrites-history-books-to-extend-sino-japanese-war-by-six-years" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/13/china-rewrites-history-books-to-extend-sino-japanese-war-by-six-years</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conservation corner</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Faking the Terracotta Army</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-38598577" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-38598577" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-38598577</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A very intriguing read for armour historians! Velázquez and armour in portraits</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/conservation/is-the-ringling-s-vel-zquez-the-real-deal/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://theartnewspaper.com/news/conservation/is-the-ringling-s-vel-zquez-the-real-deal/" rel="nofollow">http://theartnewspaper.com/news/conservation/is-the-ringling-s-vel-zquez-the-real-d</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/jan/18/export-bar-clive-of-india-flask-and-huqqa-set-heritage" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/jan/18/export-bar-clive-of-india-flask-and-huqqa-set-heritage" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/jan/18/export-bar-clive-of-india-flask-and-huqqa-set-heritage</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Flag for sale</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93050/Wartime-battle-flags-lead-Heritage-Auctions--2016-Arms---Armor-Sales-#.WHtE4jGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93050/Wartime-battle-flags-lead-Heritage-Auctions--2016-Arms---Armor-Sales-#.WHtE4jGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93050/Wartime-battle-flags-lead-Heritage-Auctions--2016-Arms---Armor-Sales-#.WHtE4jGml9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Weapons of WWI</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1746603-the-most-terrifying-weapons-of-world-war-i" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1746603-the-most-terrifying-weapons-of-world-war-i" rel="nofollow">http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1746603-the-most-terrifying-weapons-of-world-war-i</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finds from Sobibor death camp linked to Anne Frank</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.timesofisrael.com/pendant-of-teen-possibly-linked-to-anne-frank-found-at-death-camp/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.timesofisrael.com/pendant-of-teen-possibly-linked-to-anne-frank-found-at-death-camp/" rel="nofollow">http://www.timesofisrael.com/pendant-of-teen-possibly-linked-to-anne-frank-found-at-death-camp/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>American presidents and their portraits</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/17/how-presidents-use-their-portraits-to-shape-their-legacy/?utm_term=.ea51912fc72f" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/17/how-presidents-use-their-portraits-to-shape-their-legacy/?utm_term=.ea51912fc72f" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/17/how-presidents-use-their-portraits-to-shape-their-legacy/?utm_term=.ea51912fc72f</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibitions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Josephine’swardrobe at Malmaison</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.boutiquesdemusees.fr/fr/boutique/special/3427-dans-les-armoires-de-limperatrice-josephine/1/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.boutiquesdemusees.fr/fr/boutique/special/3427-dans-les-armoires-de-limperatrice-josephine/1/" rel="nofollow">http://www.boutiquesdemusees.fr/fr/boutique/special/3427-dans-les-armoires-de-limperatrice-josephine/1/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://musees-nationaux-malmaison.fr/chateau-malmaison/evenement/c-dans-les-armoires-de-limperatrice-josephine" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://musees-nationaux-malmaison.fr/chateau-malmaison/evenement/c-dans-les-armoires-de-limperatrice-josephine" rel="nofollow">http://musees-nationaux-malmaison.fr/chateau-malmaison/evenement/c-dans-les-armoires-de-limperatrice-josephine</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lorenzo Lotto in Bergamo</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93130/Exhibition-seeks-to-analyse-an-important-moment-in-the-career-of-Lorenzo-Lotto-#.WH8qrTGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93130/Exhibition-seeks-to-analyse-an-important-moment-in-the-career-of-Lorenzo-Lotto-#.WH8qrTGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93130/Exhibition-seeks-to-analyse-an-important-moment-in-the-career-of-Lorenzo-Lotto-#.WH8qrTGml9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Huntingweapons in Tula</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.kreml.ru/en-Us/exhibitions/russian-exhibitions/okhota-russkikh-tsarey-i-imperatorov-iz-sobraniya-muzeev-moskovskogo-kremlya/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.kreml.ru/en-Us/exhibitions/russian-exhibitions/okhota-russkikh-tsarey-i-imperatorov-iz-sobraniya-muzeev-moskovskogo-kremlya/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kreml.ru/en-Us/exhibitions/russian-exhibitions/okhota-russkikh-tsarey-i-imperatorov-iz-sobraniya-muzeev-moskovskogo-kremlya/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&#039;Conflict and Consequence: Photographing War and Its Aftermath&#039; opens at Sheldon Museum of Art </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://artdaily.com/news/93115/-Conflict-and-Consequence--Photographing-War-and-Its-Aftermath--opens-at-Sheldon-Museum-of-Art-#.WH8rqDGml9A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://artdaily.com/news/93115/-Conflict-and-Consequence--Photographing-War-and-Its-Aftermath--opens-at-Sheldon-Museum-of-Art-#.WH8rqDGml9A" rel="nofollow">http://artdaily.com/news/93115/-Conflict-and-Consequence--Photographing-War-and-Its-Aftermath--opens-at-Sheldon-Museum-of-Art-#.WH8rqDGml9A</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Tokyo</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=1814" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=1814" rel="nofollow">http://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=1814</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/1853449/eternal-treasures-from-kasuga-taisha-shrine-at-tokyo-national" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/1853449/eternal-treasures-from-kasuga-taisha-shrine-at-tokyo-national" rel="nofollow">http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/1853449/eternal-treasures-from-kasuga-taisha-shrine-at-tokyo-national</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Books</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hans Prunner: The Gwynn Collection: A Lifetime Passion for Antique Arms and Armour</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.hansprunner-estore.com/portfolio-items/The-Gwynn-Collection/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hansprunner-estore.com/portfolio-items/The-Gwynn-Collection/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hansprunner-estore.com/portfolio-items/The-Gwy</a><a href="http://deremilitari.org/2016/12/steven-muhlberger-charnys-men-at-arms-questions-concerning-the-joust-tournaments-and-war-hass/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://deremilitari.org/2016/12/steven-muhlberger-charnys-men-at-arms-questions-concerning-the-joust-tournaments-and-war-hass/" rel="nofollow">http://deremili</a><a href="http://www.brill.com/products/book/late-medieval-and-early-modern-fight-books" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.brill.com/products/book/late-medieval-and-early-modern-fight-books" rel="nofollow">http://www.brill.com/products/book/late-medieval-and-early-modern-fight-books</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Martin Pegler: Colt Single-Action Revolvers</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ospreypublishing.com/colt-single-action-revolvers" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ospreypublishing.com/colt-single-action-revolvers" rel="nofollow">https://ospreypublishing.com/colt-single-action-revolvers</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Peter Kidd: 500 Years: Treasures from the Library of Corpus Christi College, Oxford</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.scalapublishers.com/title.aspx?category=new-titles&amp;subcategory=&amp;id=3868" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.scalapublishers.com/title.aspx?category=new-titles&amp;subcategory=&amp;id=3868" rel="nofollow">http://www.scalapublishers.com/title.aspx?category=new-titles&amp;subcategory=&amp;id=3868</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Two prize-winners from 2016</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tonio Andrade: The Gunpowder Age: China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/pw/medieval-warfare/blog/why-the-gunpowder-age-must-read/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/pw/medieval-warfare/blog/why-the-gunpowder-age-must-read/" rel="nofollow">https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/pw/medieval-warfare/blog/why-the-gunpowder-age-must-read/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Michael Livingston &amp; Kelly DeVries: The Battle of Crécy: A Casebook</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/blogs/news/battle-of-crecy-wins-distinguished-book-prize-2017" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/blogs/news/battle-of-crecy-wins-distinguished-book-prize-2017" rel="nofollow">http://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/blogs/news/battle-of-crecy-wins-distinguished-book-prize-2017</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Online book</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sir Guy Laking &amp; F H Cripps-Day: A record of European armour and arms through seven centuries vols 1-5</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Cripps-Day%2C+Francis+Henry%22" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Cripps-Day%2C+Francis+Henry%22" rel="nofollow">https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Cripps-Day%2C+</a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/list/ls053181649/videoplayer/vi487962137?pf_rd_m=A2FGELUUNOQJNL&amp;pf_rd_p=2797007962&amp;pf_rd_r=17FW1F6J26V8F3W7MVBX&amp;pf_rd_s=hero&amp;pf_rd_t=15061&amp;pf_rd_i=homepage&amp;ref_=hm_hp_i_2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.imdb.com/list/ls053181649/videoplayer/vi487962137?pf_rd_m=A2FGELUUNOQJNL&amp;pf_rd_p=2797007962&amp;pf_rd_r=17FW1F6J26V8F3W7MVBX&amp;pf_rd_s=hero&amp;pf_rd_t=15061&amp;pf_rd_i=homepage&amp;ref_=hm_hp_i_2" rel="nofollow">http://www.imdb.com/list/ls053181649/videoplayer/vi487962137?pf_rd_m=A2FGELUUNOQJNL&amp;pf_rd_p=2797007962&amp;pf_rd_r=17FW1F6J26V8F3W7MVBX&amp;pf_rd_s=hero&amp;pf_rd_t=1506</a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2119532/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2119532/" rel="nofollow">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2119532/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Play about the Narvik campaign</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/jan/16/lizzie-nunnery-interview-playwright-liverpool-everyman-narvik" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/jan/16/lizzie-nunnery-interview-playwright-liverpool-everyman-narvik" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/jan/16/lizzie-nunnery-interview-playwright-liverpool-everyman-narvik</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Viceroy’s House</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jan/16/viceroys-house-tells-bloody-truth-of-partition" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jan/16/viceroys-house-tells-bloody-truth-of-partition" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jan/16/viceroys-house-tells-bloody-truth-of-partition</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A world without guns</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://now.howstuffworks.com/2017/01/19/thought-experiment-world-without-guns" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://now.howstuffworks.com/2017/01/19/thought-experiment-world-without-guns" rel="nofollow">http://now.howstuffworks.com/2017/01/19/thought-experiment-world-without-guns</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Events</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Conferences</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>30 June-1 July 2017 National Civil War Centre</p><p><br /></p><p>Newark Military History Conference <a href="http://www.militaryhistorylive.co.uk/conference.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.militaryhistorylive.co.uk/conference.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.militaryhistorylive.co.uk/conference.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Websites and downloads</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1066 etc: Medieval Islam &amp; Castle Rushen</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/01/monstrous-muslims-depicting-muslims-french-illuminated-manuscripts-1200-1420/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/01/monstrous-muslims-depicting-muslims-french-illuminated-manuscripts-1200-1420/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/01/monstrous-muslims-depicting-muslims-french-illuminated-manuscripts-1200-1420/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/01/understanding-castle-rushen/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalists.net/2017/01/understanding-castle-rushen/" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalists.net/2017/01/understanding-castle-rushen/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lovely piece about the digitalization of the Almain Armourers Album</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/almain-armourers-album" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/almain-armourers-album" rel="nofollow">https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/almain-armourers-album</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This fortnight we tweeted poems for Sad Times</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 –24 January 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>

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