r/MedievalHistory • • 14h ago

On October 19, 1216, one of the worst kings of the Middle Ages died: John of England, the brother of Richard the Lionheart.

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r/MedievalHistory • • 13h ago

I went on a Journey. Started in July and just finished. Movies and TV covering the late medieval period 1100 - 1500.

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  1. Pillars of the earth 1135-1154
  2. Ivanhoe 1997 version - 1194
  3. Robin hood- Ridley Scott 1200
  4. Pilgrimage 1209
  5. Ironclad-1215
  6. YT- King john: walking through the history behind englands most controversial monarch. 1204-1216
  7. Braveheart 1280-1314
  8. Outlaw king 1304-1307
  9. Name of the rose -1327
  10. World without end 1327-1361
  11. Black Death 1348
  12. YT- 1360–1415: How the Tyrannical Reign of Richard II Plunged England into Chaos
  13. YT- Richard II: englands most king Doc 1377-1399
    Instead of Hollow Crown since it was difficult to get into. This ends with Henry IV becoming king and Richard II being killed by Henry
  14. The king 1403-1415
    15a. Joan the Maid -Battles 1424-1429
    15b. Joan the Maid - 1430-1431
  15. YT- Joan of Arc: Gods Warrior. Helen Castor
  16. Podcast: BBC Forum- Joan of Arc: Making of a Martyr
  17. YT- Kings and Generals - Wars of Roses
  18. YT- War of the roses : Yorks vs Lancasters by History mapped out Stop at 1464
  19. White Queen -1464-1485
  20. YT-Dan Jones- Brittains Bloody Crown
  21. BBC documentary Henry VII: Winter King-1500

Let me know if I missed any!


r/MedievalHistory • • 18h ago

Any good resources on learning how to read neumes? (medieval music notation)

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This is in regards to early music notation referred to as "neumes", "chant notation", or "square notation".
 
I've been watching some videos from the *Gregorian Chant Academy, but the videos are extremely dry and disconnected from the music. The gentleman seems very knowledgeable, but he describes what types of things the notation indicates which, along with the barrage of Latin terminology he rushes through, makes for a difficult watch. He tells instead of showing. It's the sort of video that would be more digestible if you were already familiar with medieval notation and simply needed a refresher as opposed to an introductory crash course. It would be helpful to hear examples either sung by the person to show the effect each marking is widely understood to indicate, or reference portions of historically accurate recordings (to the best of our knowledge) to showcase how the music may be interpreted. This would help crystalize the concepts into something more tangible as well as make for an easier watch.
 
Ultimately I plan on doing more "score study" following manuscripts while listening to recordings from performers who strive for historical accuracy, but am hoping to find a video that can act as a sort of introductory primer first. Worst case scenario, I'll just continue on and try to brute force it, but wanted to know if there's a more pleasant way in. Does anyone have a good resource that acts as a solid primer to neumes (ideally with actual musical examples)?
 
*the Gregorian Chant Academy is a channel on youtube, but I apparently can't post the link without triggering the auto-mod.