The centuries after the Norman Conquest of 1066 witnessed enormous changes in the English language. In the course of what is called the Middle English period, the fairly rich inflectional system of Old English broke down. It was replaced by what is, broadly speaking, the same system English has today. Unlike Old English, it makes very little use of distinctive word endings in the grammar of the language. It looks at how English has evolved - from Old .

Upgrade to paid account and never see ads again! Ramblings of a Historical Nature. The Codex Gigas is all over the news today so here is a handy guide to just what it is and why people are talking about it. Saxon Child Burial Found at Hereford. The Hereford Cathedral work is continuing to turn up interesting, if sad, finds.

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28mm Bavarian Napoleonic Caissons and limbers. These are from Perry miniatures fantastic range for Napoleonic Bavarian army. Time consuming pieces to paint, but well worth the effort in the end. Here is a great reference pic. Monday, 16 March 2015. A few pics of the knights from the last post. 8 down another 40 to go! Wednesday, 11 March 2015. Picture taken from perry miniatures website. Hopefuly my collection will resemble these fantastic pictures at some point.

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