History Forum / General / Medieval Period / October 2005

Bingo!
Galloway can be "double-teamed" by the American and British legal
systems.
"You hit him high and I'll hit him low!"

You know, there is a Great Deal of Truth in what you say below.
I interact regularly with very bright young folks from Ivy League
colleges who are trying to make career decisions.
They tell me that invariably the Best and Brightest among them with a

Having just watched 'The Last Dragon' on TV, I am once again curious to know
what the origin of this creature really is. They certainly seem to appear, in
various forms, in the legends and mythology of almost every civilisation that
has ever existed on the planet.

With any luck the world can sit back and watch the show when the Iranian Mad
Mullahs and the Israeli Zionist Fanatics start lobbing nuclear missiles at
one another in the very near future.
The immovable object and the irresistible force can collide and mutually

I used to think that I understood how crossbows worked.  Then I visited
the Philadelphia Museum of Art and looked at a few examples from the
early 1500's.  And now I am wondering if I understand this device.
  The four examples in the art museum looked reasonably standard,

Until stumbling across the tudorplace.org ws, I had always thought
Henry Tudor had fought on the battlefield that day. Instead I find that
he and a few others stood watching from a distance with a horse ready
if things went against him so he could flee. I care not for whether

Hilarious!
"Conservative" pogues and poguettes, full of righteous anger, are
running in tight little circles and chasing their tails over the
nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court.

Hilarious!
The Comedy Team of Gans and Towe can't even get their act together.
But this makes them even FUNNIER!
[No, dear, they are not podiatrists.]

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I wanted to see the book-list on shm, but
the page won't show. Has the link been changed?
http://www.shm-qa.net/
Cheers

Hello..
I recall of hearing somewhere that on medieval age dead bodies where
thrown over the city walls to cause diseases. This as a weapon of war.
Is this true? Do you have any reference on the topic?

I have just found out that my daughter has volunteered me to make some
items for a medieval feast at her school. Anyone have any idea what I
could make or where I might find a recipe?
Sheila

I have just discovered an amazing clip, that claims to be proof of the
existence of giants!
I found it on this guy's  site, which is pretty interesting reading. If
you're interested, head over here -

I've been taking a look at the Knights Templar orders around the world
but I am still not sure what their role is. Whatever the role of the
Knights in the past and whether or not they are correct in calling
themselves 'Knights' in the first place, what do they actually *do*?

I wonder if there was something like uranium armor in the middle ages.
Or uranium arrows to pierce armor.