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James IV

Norman Macdougall

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James IV is the best-known of all the late medieval Scottish rulers. Widely praised by his...

Death and Art: Europe 1200-1530

Eleanor Townsend

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In Medieval and Renaissance Europe, where life expectancy was under forty and the Church taught...

Movie Critics (823 KP) rated Game Of Thrones - Season 4 in TV

Jul 10, 2017

The show has the blood and gore that a show set during the medieval period would expect to have. There are also some new wrinkles sprinkled into some of these battles, particularly the one at the Wall

Critic- Ryan Keefer
Original Score: 4.5 out of 5

Read Review: http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/67551/game-of-thrones-season-4/

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Deborah (162 KP) created a post in Historical Fiction

Dec 18, 2018

Does anyone have a favourite genre for historical fiction? I do like the elegance of the Regency, but the further back in history you go, the less is know and the more there is for an author to fill in, so medieval is quite a feature of my bookshelves. I also like a good historical mystery.

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Kelly (279 KP) Dec 18, 2018

I really get on my high horse about it at times. I don’t mind if authors acknowledge it, and say that it is not quite right, but it didn’t work as a story, but I get a little upset when they try to pass it off as fact ;)

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