Monthly Round-up

Well, this month's round-up wouldn't be complete without some references to the 600th anniversary of Agincourt on the 25th October.

So, first up is some medieval music inspired by the battle:
http://twirlynoodle.livejournal.com/525937.html

Some commentary on perceptions of nudity in art:
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/oct/14/playboy-abolishes-nude-defeat-art-history

Wealthy medieval peep leaden (haha, see what I did there) with health problems:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/smart-news/lead-poisoning-made-medieval-townspeople-sickly-180957021/

Battles more important than Agincourt?
http://www.historyextra.com/article/international-history/9-medieval-battles-more-significant-agincourt

Medieval vampires #clickbait:
http://www.historytoday.com/alyxandra-mattison-and-charles-west/medieval-vampire-adventure#sthash.ZW6zLS4v.gbpl&st_refDomain=www.facebook.com&st_refQuery=

And finally, one of the the more exciting (although barely medieval) things to happen this month. Look at this church that's reappeared:

Full details here.