[Dave Musgrove]

Feel free to chat about anything you like here. I suppose it would be nice to have a vaguely historical theme but no matter if not.

[Rosalind]

Dave

Could we have a section where we could post recommended places to visit/

[WestminsterGuy]

I'd like to chat about medieval England. Now the book to read on medieval England is The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England, which is an international bestseller. Mortimer clearly spells out the dangers of fourteenth century England. Most men travel with swords, the median of age is 21, and it is said that if a woman is raped and bears a child she cannot claim to being raped because it say that a woman only gets pregnant if she enjoys the sex. Danger is always around you: the wars in France and Scotland, the Black Death, which wiped out 2 million souls, and of course the great fear of execution.
Just wondering if anybody has any comments on this.

[WestminsterGuy]

Hey, Dave can we have a podcast on Edward III. Mark Ormrod is writting a new book on him, so when he finishes the book, can you interview him

[Dave Musgrove]

Thanks for comments here. I'll see if there's a way to allow recommended visits - perhaps I could just set up a forum space for it.

Mark Ormrod on EdIII - sounds good. I'll contact Mark and see how he's fixed

[WestminsterGuy]

Hey Dave,
Is there any way to make the free book deal come over to America. I mean, you have some really great books on offer. Or you could just make us pay extra shipping and handleing when we purhcase the magazine

[kmusgrave]

Does anyone have any ideas as to where I might find information about James Gillray's arrest in 1796. I am trying to research caricature and the law during the 1790s and would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.

[pgo]

Hi Dave et al;
I sent this message earlier but probably via the incorrect channels; sorry about that. Anyway, I am seeking links within bbc magazine (or elsewhere) to lists / reviews of fiction literature which maintain a strong historical basis and are written for children (ages 8 to 16). I am particularly keen to find books which read well when spoken aloud, both to build upon a sense of oral history and because my 10 year-old will not fall asleep until I read to her -- she who must be lulled to sleep. Of course, history can be brutal, but that only matters to a certain degree. Please, do you have any suggestions? The kids quickly gulped the works of Howard Zinn, E.H Gombrich, etc for non-fiction, but we are a bit stuck when it comes to night time fiction.
Best regards,
Peter W

[Chris Eich]

History and music gloriously combined in BBC Four's co-production with the Open University, "Palestrina and the Popes", presented by Simon Russell Beale. What a treat! An hour of Palestrina's wonderful polyphony, much of it sung by The Sixteen along with various Italian choirs (including a choir in the town of Palestrina, with a biker-dude-choirmaster who couldn't be more different to Harry Christophers), together with Palestrina experts in Rome and every-shot-a-winner filming around Rome and Palestrina. I don't think television presentation of music, or history, gets any better than this.

[BLittlechild]

How about a DVD/Blu Ray shop where we can get hold of documentaries/Films, not only the BBC ones, which is harder than getting blood from a stone for some of them!

I think im not the only one out there that likes to see history DVDs on the shelf alongside the books...lol hopefully!

Maybe just a history magazine online shop! selling all kinds of things!