#otd in 1352 Pope Clement VI died and was buried in La Chaise-Dieu Abbey - with an impressive tomb. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic.: Wikipedia Commons
Merciful in the face of death: #otd 1075 Anno II of Cologne died. Shortly before his death, he lifted the ban on the rebels in his city. His bones can be found today in the Anno shrine in the Michaelsberg Abbey Church. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic.: Wikipedia Commons
Looks what's returning to US and Canadian markets in ebook (and new paperbacks)! Severn House is issuing the first 4 Owen Archers on 12 December. A sneak peak at the first cover, The Apothecary Rose.
#otd 794 died Solus, a missionary who was later venerated as a saint. Today, the church of St. Sola (Solnhofen) houses this reliquary with some of his remains. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic: Wikipedia Commons
#otd died 1135 Henry I of England, known as Henry Beauclerc. In the manuscript of his Historia Anglorum, the chronicler Matthew Paris highlighted the death with an inverted coat of arms. #mediaval@medievodons#medievaldeath Ms.: BL Royal MS 14 C VII f. 46r.
Lundi 18 décembre, 18 h 30, première séance du cycle des Lundis de l'Arsenal consacré au médiévalisme : "L'invention du Moyen Age, du marquis de Paulmy à Games of thrones".
Fanny Maillet fera le portrait du marquis de Paulmy en grand #bibliophile passionné de littérature médiévale.