Was born on September 21 1051: Bertha of Savoy

Was born on September 21 1051: Bertha of Savoy (d. 1087)... Henry IV was not alone in the snow at Canossa en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_of…

Fettered Apes in the Middle Ages in Liguria

Preventing ‘Monkey Business’. Fettered Apes in the Middle Ages http://zite.to/1aS4YqN

Medieval Jokes

Medieval Jokes. Courtesy of Poggio Bracciolini - http://zite.to/17sIPNw - A surprisingly modern reading

Italian art experts accused of censoring a really unusual medieval phallic fresco

Italian art experts accused of censoring a really unusual medieval phallic fresco in Massa Marittima #Italy http://tgr.ph/rpC6wX

Italian Identity and Travel in the Middle Ages

In Giro: Italian Identity and Travel in the Middle Ages http://zite.to/jgJFUY

The Market of the Gaite 2011

The Market of the Gaite going on in Bevagna until Sunday. The historically most accurate medieval festival in Italy: http://me.lt/9P8G5T

Narni and its medieval art

A-Z of lesser known towns: N as Narni, #Umbria chock-full of medieval art along the Via Flaminia: http://bit.ly/c5DTAx