Category: History
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Stranger than Fiction Pt 4: Oxford & Elsewhere
Author’s Note: I presented a version of this piece at the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on October 3, 2015 as part of an alumni panel. I’ve divided it into four parts and edited it for the blogosphere. This is part 4. Enjoy! When I first saw the ruins of […]
Stranger than Fiction Pt 3: Joan of Arc
Author’s Note: I presented a version of this piece at the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on October 3, 2015 as part of an alumni panel. I’ve divided it into four parts and edited it for the blogosphere. This is part 3. Enjoy! There is no greater legend than that […]
Stranger than Fiction Pt 2: Catherine, Called Birdy
Author’s Note: I presented a version of this piece at the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on October 3, 2015 as part of an alumni panel. I’ve divided it into four parts and edited it for the blogosphere. This is part 2. Enjoy! My first guidebook to medieval life was […]
Stranger than Fiction Pt 1: Monks & Nuns in Space
Author’s Note: I presented a version of this piece at the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on October 3, 2015 as part of an alumni panel. I’ve divided it into four parts and edited it for the blogosphere. This is part 1. Enjoy! My love for the medieval is ever […]