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Medieval culture was widely admired as an antidote to the modern enlightenment and industrial age. [7] Plays and theatrical works (such as Ivanhoe , which in 1820 was playing in six different productions in London alone) [ 8 ] perpetuated the romanticism of knights, castles, feasts and tournaments.
Barbarians is a 2004 miniseries on The History Channel which tells the story of tribes from the Early Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages.Two series have currently been produced, each consisting of four episodes – the first aired in 2004, and the second aired in 2007.
Banquets and feasts remained a popular way of celebrating occasions and showing hospitality. [10] [11] The Middle Ages saw a shift in catering services with the establishment of taverns and inns, which played a key role in providing food for travelers. [12] However, large-scale feasts and banquets were still primarily in the domain of the ...
The Feast of the Pheasant (French: Banquet du Vœu du faisan, lit. 'Banquet of the Oath of the Pheasant') was a banquet given by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy on 17 February 1454 in Lille, now in France. Its purpose was to promote a crusade against the Turks, who had taken Constantinople the year before. The crusade never took place.
Dan Snow at Crac des Chevaliers, Syria. Battle Castle is an action documentary TV series [1] co-produced by Parallax Film Productions Inc. with London-based Ballista Media Inc. [2] It explores the medieval arms race reflected in castle construction in the Middle Ages and, using location filming, re-enactments and CGI reconstruction, tells the stories of six castles tested by siege. [2]
The Haunted History of Halloween; Heavy Metal; Heroes Under Fire; Hidden Cities; Hidden House History; High Hitler; High Points in History; Hillbilly: The Real Story; History Alive; History Films; History in Color; History Now; History of Angels [19] A History of Britain; A History of God [20] History of the Joke; The History of Sex; History ...
An account of the banquet appears in the Liber Notarum of Johann Burchard, the Protonotary Apostolic and Master of Ceremonies. This diary, a primary source on the life of Alexander VI, was preserved in the Vatican Secret Archive; it became available to researchers in the mid-19th century when Pope Leo XIII opened the archive, although Leo expressed specific reluctance to allow general access ...
Heston's Feasts is a television cookery programme starring chef Heston Blumenthal and produced by Optomen for Channel 4.The programme follows Blumenthal as he conceptualizes and prepares unique feasts for the entertainment of celebrity guests.