tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post990003539509677317..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Medieval MedleyDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-80664086088020187572015-01-08T06:00:36.747-08:002015-01-08T06:00:36.747-08:00I couldn't possibly...Oh. :)I couldn't possibly...Oh. :)E.M. Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565716658256251123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-21045283920525043982015-01-08T01:32:17.551-08:002015-01-08T01:32:17.551-08:00Medieval? Apart from the death and chaos, what'...Medieval? Apart from the death and chaos, what's not to like?Derek Birkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707897736595813602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-51977435794865035222015-01-04T09:49:24.711-08:002015-01-04T09:49:24.711-08:00Would that make it Medieval Millennium, Helena? ;)...Would that make it Medieval Millennium, Helena? ;) Totally agree- this amazing period in history needs more cheerleaders! E.M. Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565716658256251123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-11244617104646303392015-01-04T09:46:24.434-08:002015-01-04T09:46:24.434-08:00Agree so much was utterly horrible, Nicky and tria...Agree so much was utterly horrible, Nicky and trial by water is definitely up there. I did think of including a Medieval Mangling section looking at the different types of torture used but I had to stop somewhere!E.M. Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565716658256251123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-39795563230998739062015-01-04T06:27:12.217-08:002015-01-04T06:27:12.217-08:00But best of all the "Middle Ages" lasted...But best of all the "Middle Ages" lasted 1000 years! A lot of things changed over that period -- from clothing and armor to architecture and ships. There are literally limitless stories from the Middle Ages waiting to be told. I think it is ignorance that puts most people off the Middle Ages. They confuse the Middle Ages with the allegedly "Dark Ages" and think that people in the Middle Ages were filthy and ignorant. In fact, people bathed in the High and Late Middle Ages more than in the "Enlightenment," and medieval elites were often literate in multiple languages. I'm all for the Middle Ages! Helena P. Schraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06535398166485310212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-63625904997863659072015-01-04T01:36:50.850-08:002015-01-04T01:36:50.850-08:00LOL - I'm with you, Elaine, I voted for Mediae...LOL - I'm with you, Elaine, I voted for Mediaeval at the HNS conference too! Although there are some bits that make me shudder. How about trial by ordeal, asking God for a miracle to prove your innocence? Trial by cold water - where you were guilty if you floated on the surface of a pond which had been blessed, proving that God's holy water had rejected you - has to be one of the nastiest, because there was nothing you could do about it! At least trial by hot water or by fire might be influenced by how strongly you believed in your innocence - and so how quickly and confidently you approached the task. I think it's a marvel that people's faith in God was strong enough for trial by ordeal to be on the statute books!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com