History Forum / General / Medieval Period / April 2004

From ancient times people have been buried in the usual rectangular hole 6ft
x 3ft x 6ft deep, which is dug with considerable expenditure of labour.
Western Australians have now devised a new method that involves using a
large auger drill to fashion a hole 3ft dia and 9 feet deep in ...

Not that it's likely to affect anyone here much but . . .
The high intensity radiation system (sanitizing) that the US Postal Service
is using in Washington D.C. appears to severely alter the color of certain
gemstones, especially sapphires and pearls.

D. Spencer Hines wrote:

Finally a reason for investigation and IMPEACHMENT - with 100%
Republican support!
Where is Kenneth Starr when we need him ?
http://nymetro.com/nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/n_10245/

I saw somewhere that I supposed to jealous of America (can't be arsed to
look for it), for the record I love America and what it stood for up to
a few years ago. And I have always considered that the alleged British
"Empire" nothing but a sham based on cruelty, exploitation and

Is anybody posting directly to this newsgroup on
medieval history, or are all the subjects in my
kill file?
  ----- Paul J. Gans

I asked this in a reply to Paul in another thread and he's actually the
wrong person to ask, so I'll try more generally:
If I'm just going to track down and read one full book about the
Cathars, what book should I look for? Moderately objective would be

"Martin Reboul" <martin@SPAMFUKreboul1471.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:...

So, quite clearly, the so-called "Open University" represents an
educational philosophy which embodies the soft bigotry of lowered
expectations.
'Nuff Said.

I have been trying to find the exact date and place where King Hakon VI died
and I haven't been lucky so far.
On the way I happened to find that at least two churches who claim to have
documents from 1386 written by King Hakon VI during visits there....

In the year 1198 the Shrine of St Edmund at Bury St Edmunds was damaged
by fire and while the shrine was being renovated the Abbot Samson
decided to open and examine the casket containing St Edmund's remains.
Brother Jocelin of Brakelond describes what he saw...

"I watched my husband murdered live on TV. . . . At any point in time
the casualties could have been lessened, and it seems to me there wasn't
even an attempt made."
--Monica Gabrielle

"Israel has got itself into a position now whereby no Jew wants to live
there. Even those who live there are leaving in droves."
MWC  (Pogue Cook)
Hilarious!

Im looking for pictures of old stuff, like buckets and stuff .. im very
intrested in recreating old stuff and its hard to find pictures of it :/
Any links etc are very welcome, thanks :>

Remember this quite recent anserine, Ganserine GIBBERISH?
"You have noted that the calls for more men have been made public,
though I suspect that the commanding general will now soon be relieved."
P. Jonathan Gans -- Left-Wing NYU chemist and Milkdud Warrior -- 4/13/04