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[History: 1066-1500]: Torchwood to Robin Hood – TV and films add to Welsh allure for tourists

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:42:04 +0000

THE number of overseas visitors to Wales increased to more than a million last year at a time when all other parts of the UK experienced a decline, new figures reveal.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Medieval-style Fla. ‘castle’ damaged in blaze

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:03:17 +0000

A waterfront mansion known as the “North Bay Road Castle” for its quirky medieval decor was engulfed in flames on Friday in a morning blaze that authorities said spread quickly throughout the sprawling home.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Youngsters travel through time from 1066

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:46:57 +0000

YOUNGSTERS travelled through time to visit dates of historic importance for their end of term play.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Robin Hood star Jonas Armstrong plays a horribly injured war veteran in new drama The Street

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:01:59 +0000

As hunky Robin Hood, Jonas Armstrong’s boyish good looks and cheeky swagger won him an army of teenage fans.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Viking River Cruises Again Recognized By Travel + Leisure Community

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:01:00 +0000

Now #6 in Rankings, Viking Experiencing Growth with New Ship and Strong Sales

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[History: 1066-1500]: Wolverine star joins Robin Hood

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:50:06 +0000

X-Men Origins: Wolverine actor Danny Huston signs on to star in Ridley’s Scott’s Robin Hood, according to reports.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Danny Huston crowned in Robin Hood picture

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:39:22 +0000

In a role fit for a member of Hollywood royalty, Danny Huston will play King Richard I in the untitled Robin Hood movie starring Russell Crowe as the mythical hero.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Bury St Edmunds: where modern meets medieval

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:55:04 +0000

Modern meets medieval in the Suffolk town of Bury St Edmunds What’s going for it’ Bury St Edmunds’s jaunty new shopping centre, arc, has had, shall we say, a mixed reception. It dispenses with both capital letter and definite article, in the usual overfamiliar manner of our times, then dollops a big architectural blob in Bury’s medieval streets. Last time anything this big happened here was the …

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[History: 1066-1500]: Step into the land that tourism forgot and explore Sweden’s medieval marvel – the isle of 100 churches

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:44:18 +0000

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[History: 1066-1500]: Medieval rent dodge sign defended

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:59:38 +0000

Shelter Scotland has labelled a Dundee letting agency “draconian” for attempting to shame its tenants into keeping up with their rent payments (writes Geraldine McKelvie).

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[History: 1066-1500]: Viking festival re-enacts Tynwald

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:02:55 +0000

Celebrations are taking place for the Manx Viking festival which will mark the first Tynwald ceremony.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Spotlight back on Viking vulnerability

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:28:45 +0000

The deaths of Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe and Trooper Joshua Hammond have put the spotlight once again on the vulnerability of armoured vehicles used in Afghanistan and Iraq . Troops and coroners have repeatedly criticised equipment, including the “Snatch Land Rover”, which is slowly being replaced.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Forward Back BBC Axes Robin Hood

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:40:06 +0000

The BBC’s adaptation of Robin Hood will not return for a fourth series, the corporation confirmed today. The BBC One show, which starred Jonas Armstrong, saw the legendary outlaw killed off in Saturday’s finale.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Drama series Robin Hood axed by BBC

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:31:32 +0000

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[History: 1066-1500]: A Medieval Jewish Cemetery Shakes Modern Spain

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:39:09 +0000

After months of delicate negotiations in the medieval hilltop city of Toledo, the remains of 103 Spanish Jews find a permanent resting place.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Gododdin Publishing Releases Michael de Angelo’s “Viking, Killing the Young ”

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:05:00 +0000

Gododdin Publishing announces the release of Michael de Angelo’s second novel, “Viking, Killing the Young.” – An allegory of violence and redemption for modern times set in Viking Norway.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Skeleton reveals violent life and death of medieval knight

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:48:23 +0000

620yearold skeleton sheds new light on the violent life of a medieval knight.

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[History: 1066-1500]: All the fun of the medieval village fair

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:09:05 +0000

PEOPLE can step back in time at a village fair.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Dan Agin: Book Review: The Black Death–Politics, Theocracy, and Disease

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:58:53 +0000

There are many ways to write history. In fact, no two people will tell a complicated story in the same way, since no two people…

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[History: 1066-1500]: Russell Crowe takes a dip to film Robin Hood scenes

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:57:14 +0000

RUSSELL Crowe took a paddle on a Welsh beach yesterday as he filmed scenes for the new Robin Hood movie.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Russell Crowe films Robin Hood battle scenes in Wales

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:47:00 +0000

Russell Crowe brought a bit of Hollywood magic to Wales as he filmed battle scenes for Nottingham.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Medieval look will mark church’s 750th birthday

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:40:24 +0000

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[History: 1066-1500]: Those Medieval Monks Could Draw

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:15:26 +0000

A show at the Metropolitan Museum reveals medieval drawing to be vital, evolving, remarkably diverse and essential to the medium’s Renaissance blossoming.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Orient warriors set to conquer 1066 Country

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:57:00 +0000

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[History: 1066-1500]: A lesson from history for Iranian ideologues stuck in the Middle Ages

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:08:22 +0000

Beware the end of the decade in Iran. In 1979 it was the Shah who succumbed to the protests and was driven from power. In 1989 it was Ayatollah Khomeini, the father of the Islamic revolution, who died after a long illness.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Libya records 13 cases of bubonic plague

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:01:27 +0000

Thirteen cases of bubonic plague have been recorded in eastern Libya, near the border with Egypt, Health Minister Mohamad Hijazi told AFP on Wednesday, stressing the situation was under control.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Robin Hood and his merry band of films, lampoons and TV series

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:57:05 +0000

Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire has hosted the actors filming the latest celluloid version of Robin Hood since last weekend.

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[History: 1066-1500]: WHO probes report of bubonic plague in Libyan town

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:20:30 +0000

Libyan authorities have reported an outbreak of bubonic plague in the Mediterranean coastal town of Tubruq, and the World Health Organization was sending a team to investigate, a WHO official said on Tuesday.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Welsh beach used for Robin Hood film starring Russell Crowe

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:40:53 +0000

FILM fans were treated to a spectacle yesterday on the Welsh beach set of the new multi-million dollar Robin Hood movie.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Recycle firm aids Romans

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:44:16 +0000

Employees of Preston-based Valpak Recycling (North West) raised £1,600 with a raffle, Easter egg hunt and a bake sale.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Groundswell of support for civil liberties on the anniversary of the Magna Carta

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:01:00 +0000

A survey showing huge public support for civil liberties has been released on the anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Tied up in Notts, with Byron and Robin Hood

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:18:25 +0000

What’s on Get creative at Nottingham’s Broadway Cinema (broadway .org.uk), which launches the ScreenLit, Film, TV and Writing Festival from 29 June to 5 July. This new event aims to celebrate the area’s contribution to writing and how it contributes to 21st-century culture through film, TV, books and new media.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Russell Crowe demands daily chopper flight to Robin Hood set

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:02:10 +0000

Russell Crowe is demanding to be flown by helicopter every morning to film Robin Hood. The movie star said he does not want to stay near the set at Freshwater West in Wales when filming begins next week.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Russell Crowe demands daily flights to Robin Hood film set

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:40:13 +0000

Russell Crowe is demanding to be flown by helicopter from Windsor to Wales every morning to film new movie Robin Hood.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Studio denies Robin Hood is in trouble

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:30:10 +0000

Executives at the studio behind Russell Crowe’s new Robin Hood movie have denied rumours the big budget blockbuster is in trouble – following a name change and reports the shoot has been marred by problems.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Carver’s medieval handcrafts set to go on display at castle

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:23:58 +0000

AN EXPERT wood carver has seen his handmade replicas of 16th century masterpieces on display following five years’ work.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Contrite US tourist returns medieval Jerusalem stone

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:00:16 +0000

An US man returns 21-kg chunk of medieval pillar that he took from Jerusalem’s Old City 12 years ago.

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[History: 1066-1500]: New York, Paris…Hastings – 1066 Country shopping hotspot

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:11:50 +0000

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[History: 1066-1500]: Viking River Cruises New “Green ” Ship, Viking Legend, to be Christened in Early July

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:00:00 +0000

Diesel–Electric Hybrid Engines, Largest Suites in Europe.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Shetland’s Viking wind farm plan

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Tue, 26 May 2009 05:08:08 +0000

For more than 30 years, life on Shetland has been sweet. Residents enjoy state of the art leisure centres, smooth roads and luxurious old people’s homes the envy of every other islander in Scotland. Thanks to a unique deal brokered in 1973 over the building of the Sullom Voe oil terminal, life on Britain’s most northerly and weather-battered island group has been cushioned by an oil fund. For …

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[History: 1066-1500]: The closet thinker: Trends Romans…

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:02:04 +0000

A look at the GrecoRoman style that has endured throughout the ages.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Newt Gingrich: “Part Of Me Is Inherently Medieval ”

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:40:24 +0000

Former House speaker and Republican überstrategist Newt Gingrich is off to Europe next week to shoot a documentary on Pope John Paul II’s 1979 trip to Poland and how it helped to lay the groundwork for bringing down the Soviet Union.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Another Funny Thing Happened: Freed’s Roman Empire Comedy, ‘You, Nero’, Opens at Berkeley Rep

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:00:01 +0000

Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s production of Amy Freed’s Roman Empire comedy, You, Nero, opens May 20 after previews from May 15 in California, with Mike McShane, Jeff McCarthy and Danny Scheie fiddling around with ancient history.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Suspected Somali pirate ‘is a Robin Hood of the high seas’

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:20:50 +0000

A SUSPECTED Somali pirate has been described by his lawyer as a modern-day Robin Hood driven by poverty to hijack ships.

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[History: 1066-1500]: John Lahr: A black “Death of a Salesman. ”

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Mon, 18 May 2009 04:17:02 +0000

To mount an all-black production of a ‘Death of a Salesman’ or any other play conceived for white actors as an investigation of the human condition through the specifics of white culture is to deny us our own humanity, our own history, and the need to make our own . . .

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[History: 1066-1500]: Viking vessel due in Rosyth

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:03:11 +0000

OPERATORS of the relaunched Rosyth-to-Zeebrugge ferry crossing are preparing to welcome the service’s new vessel as it enters Scottish waters for the first time.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Robin Hood Event Adjusts to Tough Times

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:01:32 +0000

Grilled shrimp and chicken Milanese for 3,200. Music by the Black Eyed Peas. And Oprah in a pink dress. All this, by the gilded standards of the hedge fund world, seemed like a lean night out.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Hailsham park goes medieval for children

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:16:47 +0000

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[History: 1066-1500]: Palace hosts medieval tournament

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Mon, 11 May 2009 08:51:26 +0000

MOUNTED knights, swordsmen and archers will take part in a grand medieval-style tournament taking place at Linlithgow Palace.

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[History: 1066-1500]: Medieval-style ‘rack’ stretches skin grafts

History in the News from ClassPress.net — Sat, 09 May 2009 09:07:58 +0000

Slivers of skin have been stretched to twice their size in a week using a robotic device that is akin to an ancient instrument of torture

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