Behind the Burlap http://www.behindtheburlap.com The Renaissance Faires Website Thu, 17 May 2012 00:42:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.behindtheburlap.comhttp://www.behindtheburlap.com/wp-content/themes/wyntonmagazine/images/backgrounds/bg_branding.pngBehind the BurlapBehindTheBurlaphttp://feedburner.google.com AdhĂ©mar of Monteil http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BehindTheBurlap/~3/YUYbUfAXNXY/adhemar-of-monteil.htm http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/17/adhemar-of-monteil.htm#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 00:42:50 +0000 The Crier http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/17/adhemar-of-monteil.htm When Pope Urban II made his call for the first Crusade, Adhémar of Monteil was the first to step up and ask permission to go. The pope appointed him legate, ...

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]]> http://www.behindtheburlap.com/2012/05/16/adhemar-of-monteil/feed/ 0 http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/17/adhemar-of-monteil.htm This Week in Medieval History http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BehindTheBurlap/~3/BAdaFyUOoyo/this-week-in-medieval-history-61.htm http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/14/this-week-in-medieval-history-61.htm#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 00:01:02 +0000 The Crier http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/14/this-week-in-medieval-history-61.htm In the week of May 14th in the Middle Ages, Henry III was crowned King of England -- again -- and Pope John XII died in the arms of his mistress.

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]]> http://www.behindtheburlap.com/2012/05/13/this-week-in-medieval-history-20/feed/ 0 http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/14/this-week-in-medieval-history-61.htm Irene of Athens http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BehindTheBurlap/~3/f--KNQHNgaA/irene-of-athens.htm http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/10/irene-of-athens.htm#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 02:22:29 +0000 The Crier http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/10/irene-of-athens.htm She was an extraordinary woman, holding her own in the male-dominated court of the Eastern Roman Empire and playing an important role in the Iconoclastic Controversy. But she won't be winning any mother-of-the-century awards. Find out why in this Who's Who Profile from your Guide.
]]> http://www.behindtheburlap.com/2012/05/09/irene-of-athens/feed/ 0 http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/10/irene-of-athens.htm Trepanned skulls discovered http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BehindTheBurlap/~3/J-S1UfUNsnc/trepanned-skulls-discovered.htm http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/09/trepanned-skulls-discovered.htm#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 23:59:45 +0000 The Crier http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/09/trepanned-skulls-discovered.htm Two skulls with holes bored into them -- a medical practice known as trepanning -- have been found in Soria, Spain. They date to the 13th and 14th centuries, a time when trepanning wasn't often done, making this a rare discovery. Find out more in these news articles:

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]]> http://www.behindtheburlap.com/2012/05/09/trepanned-skulls-discovered/feed/ 0 http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/09/trepanned-skulls-discovered.htm Texas Renaissance Festival Announces the Expansion of the Fields of New Market Campground http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BehindTheBurlap/~3/IA3DmMlziEM/texas-renaissance-festival-announces-the-expansion-of-the-fields-of-new-market-campground.html http://queue.typepad.com/renaissance_faires/2012/05/texas-renaissance-festival-announces-the-expansion-of-the-fields-of-new-market-campground.html#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 13:41:15 +0000 The Crier http://www.behindtheburlap.com/?guid=a9248c1ae5ce3dbf72b79fa031714251 ]]> http://www.behindtheburlap.com/2012/05/07/texas-renaissance-festival-announces-the-expansion-of-the-fields-of-new-market-campground/feed/ 0 http://queue.typepad.com/renaissance_faires/2012/05/texas-renaissance-festival-announces-the-expansion-of-the-fields-of-new-market-campground.html Texas Renaissance Festival Announces the Expansion of the Fields of New Market Campground http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BehindTheBurlap/~3/IA3DmMlziEM/texas-renaissance-festival-announces-the-expansion-of-the-fields-of-new-market-campground.html http://queue.typepad.com/renaissance_faires/2012/05/texas-renaissance-festival-announces-the-expansion-of-the-fields-of-new-market-campground.html#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 13:41:15 +0000 The Crier http://www.behindtheburlap.com/?guid=a9248c1ae5ce3dbf72b79fa031714251 ]]> http://www.behindtheburlap.com/2012/05/07/texas-renaissance-festival-announces-the-expansion-of-the-fields-of-new-market-campground/feed/ 0 http://queue.typepad.com/renaissance_faires/2012/05/texas-renaissance-festival-announces-the-expansion-of-the-fields-of-new-market-campground.html This Week in Medieval History http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BehindTheBurlap/~3/jCvkLWGIey4/this-week-in-medieval-history-60.htm http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/07/this-week-in-medieval-history-60.htm#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:41 +0000 The Crier http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/07/this-week-in-medieval-history-60.htm In the week of May 7th in the Middle Ages, the second Council of Lyons opened and the siege of Orléans ended.

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]]> http://www.behindtheburlap.com/2012/05/06/this-week-in-medieval-history-19/feed/ 0 http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/07/this-week-in-medieval-history-60.htm Castel Sant’Angelo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BehindTheBurlap/~3/IifCLpNjUrI/castel-santangelo.htm http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/03/castel-santangelo.htm#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 00:53:21 +0000 The Crier http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/03/castel-santangelo.htm On the banks of the Tiber River in Rome, Italy, stands a formidable fortress, a circular bastion whose history goes back to ancient times. It is the Castel Sant'Angelo -- ...

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]]> http://www.behindtheburlap.com/2012/05/02/castel-santangelo/feed/ 0 http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/03/castel-santangelo.htm Rudolf I of Habsburg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BehindTheBurlap/~3/4WJzkVZPiOE/rudolf-i-of-habsburg.htm http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/02/rudolf-i-of-habsburg.htm#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 23:27:33 +0000 The Crier http://historymedren.about.com/b/2012/05/02/rudolf-i-of-habsburg.htm So maybe he didn't want to be emperor. And maybe the electors chose him because they thought he was easy to control -- but did that mean he was? Maybe he was a pawn. Or maybe Rudolf I of Habsburg, the first German king of the Habsburg dynasty, was more than met the eye. Find out more about him in his Who's Who Profile.
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