by Findwyer | Jul 25, 2016
The first episode in my latest podcast series ‘Fatal Feuds’ was released yesterday. The show looks at a series of related feuds that ripped Ireland apart in the later Middle Ages. These podcasts aim...
by Findwyer | Aug 1, 2014
Strongbow is probably the most famous figure from medieval Irish history, however he wasn’t born in Ireland. As the Lord of Strigoil, he spent most of his life in Wales with Chepstow Castle (then...
by Findwyer | Jul 29, 2014
I spent several hours in the national archives today waiting for a lost file to be found. The tantilisingly named file that I felt was worth the wait, proved to be just that –...
by Findwyer | Jan 29, 2014
If someone from the 21st century were to travel back to late medieval Dublin they would find a very strange and different city. 14th century Dublin looked very different; the skyline was dominated by...
by Findwyer | Feb 27, 2013
When we think of the medieval diet, we often think of dull boring meals revolving around plain bread and perhaps some meat roasted over a fire. The reality was very different. If you had...
by Findwyer | Nov 27, 2012
Among the thousands of visitors to Dublin in the 14th century the story of two English sailors Robert Godard and Robert Faber stands out above the rest. Having arrived in the busy trading port...
