13 8 1266 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism on the Streets Description An account of the resource This Collection analyses popular medievalism in material and public culture from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, with an emphasis on popular medievalist theatre, parades and public spectacles, as well as recreational, literary and political associations. It explores the ways in which medievalism was not simply derivative but also local and disctinctive. In this Collection you will find items relating to medievalism in public contexts and popular culture, and the revisitation or reenactment of the Middle Ages by groups such as the Society for Creative Anachronism. Hyperlink Title, URL, Description or annotation. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph; PDF URL <a href="http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au/record=b2134573%7ES1">http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au:80/record=b2134573~S1</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Labor Day Procession in Argent Street, Broken Hill Subject The topic of the resource banner, banners, Broken Hill, float, floats, Labor, Labor Day, labour, labourer, New South Wales, NSW, parade, parades, procession, processions, street parade, trade, trade union, trade unionism, trades, union, unionism, unions, work, worker, working class Description An account of the resource A photograph from c. 1911 of a large crowd lining Argent Street in Broken Hill to watch a Labor Day procession of men carrying union banners. Union banners have a medieval predecessor in the banners used by guilds (an association of craftsmen in the same trade), with each guild having a banner to show their trade. Some historians consider trade unions to be the successors of medieval guilds. For an example of recreation medieval guild banners from 1909 in York see <a href="http://www.theyorkcompany.co.uk/find_out_more/page020104.php" target="_blank">http://www.theyorkcompany.co.uk/find_out_more/page020104.php</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anon. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived State Library of South Australia Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available State Library of South Australia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1911 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource State Library of South Australia Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Hyperlink Language A language of the resource English banner banners Broken Hill float floats Labor Labor Day labour labourer New South Wales NSW parade parades procession processions street parade trade Trade Union trade unionism union unionism unions work worker working class Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism on the Streets Description An account of the resource This Collection analyses popular medievalism in material and public culture from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, with an emphasis on popular medievalist theatre, parades and public spectacles, as well as recreational, literary and political associations. It explores the ways in which medievalism was not simply derivative but also local and disctinctive. In this Collection you will find items relating to medievalism in public contexts and popular culture, and the revisitation or reenactment of the Middle Ages by groups such as the Society for Creative Anachronism. Hyperlink Title, URL, Description or annotation. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Original: 25.5x20.5cm b&w photograph (pm); 21.5x16cm b&w copyprint URL <a href="http://photosau.com.au/Canterbury/scripts/home.asp">http://photosau.com.au/Canterbury/scripts/home.asp</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Druitt's Lodge Procession Along Beamish Street, Campsie, New South Wales Subject The topic of the resource banner, banners, Campsie, celebration, Druitt's Lodge, event, festival, fraternities, fraternity, Freemasonry, Lodge, masons, men, Mt Druitt, New South Wales, NSW, parade, parades, procession, processions, recreation, road, street, Sydney Description An account of the resource Hyperlink to an image of a Druitt's Lodge procession along Beamish Street in Campsie, Sydney, NSW. The photograph was taken in the 1920s and shows a parade of Freemasons, some of whom are carrying banners. Although the origins of Freemasonry are extremely obscure, the earliest document which may be associated with Freemasonry is the Halliwell Manuscript or Regius Poem dating from the late fourteenth to mid fifteenth century and now held in the British Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anon. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Local History Photograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Local History Photograph Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1920s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canterbury City Council Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Hyperlink Language A language of the resource English banner banners Campsie celebration Druitt's Lodge event festival fraternities fraternity Freemasonry lodge Masons men Mt Druitt New South Wales NSW parade parades procession processions recreation road street Sydney https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/9db92ebad82061863b0014dc9823b3fb.pdf 0c003ae99ec12562e57d770b781bd487 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism at the Foundations Description An account of the resource This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed â€˜in plain viewâ€™ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australiaâ€™s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australiaâ€™s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Article National Library of Australia, <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32632366" target="_blank">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32632366</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Untitled article: â€œthe medieval barbarities of our state criminal factoriesâ€ Subject The topic of the resource criminal justice, justice, crime, criminal, just, Fremantle, Fremantle prison, gaol, Geraldton Express, incarceration, imprisonment, innocence, medieval barbarity, parliamentary enquiry, penal system, prison, prison reform, prison sentence, punishment, reform, Royal Commission, violence, WA, Western Australia Description An account of the resource In the second half of this article, an excerpt from the Geraldton Express discussing the Royal Commission into the penal system in Western Australia is reprinted. The Commission, it asserts, had already succeeded in awaking public opinion to the need for reform and had led to the release of a number of innocent men from prison. In an attempt to emphasise the obsolete practices and inhumane punishments of the penal administration, the author associates them with the pre-modern past. The role of the Commission is described as being â€œto inquire into the Chamber of National Horrors at Fremantle and the medieval barbarities of our state criminal factoriesâ€. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anon. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Library of Australia, <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32632366" target="_blank">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32632366</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available West Australian Sunday Times Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 25 December 1898, p. 18. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource West Australian Sunday Times Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English crime criminal criminal justice Fremantle Fremantle prison gaol Geraldton Express imprisonment incarceration innocence just justice medieval barbarity parliamentary enquiry penal system prison prison reform prison sentence punishment reform Royal Commission violence WA Western Australia https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/c22a9aa65eed81b67717d5b895e7b7a1.pdf 0191eaf7816a438dff9fc1adf4892a83 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism on the Streets Description An account of the resource This Collection analyses popular medievalism in material and public culture from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, with an emphasis on popular medievalist theatre, parades and public spectacles, as well as recreational, literary and political associations. It explores the ways in which medievalism was not simply derivative but also local and disctinctive. In this Collection you will find items relating to medievalism in public contexts and popular culture, and the revisitation or reenactment of the Middle Ages by groups such as the Society for Creative Anachronism. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Article: National Library of Australia <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58662791" target="_blank">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58662791</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Saint Joan" Subject The topic of the resource Albert Chevalier, Atholl Fleming (1984-1972), Battle, Bishop of Beauvais, Bluebeard, British stage, Bruce Winston, canonisation, Captain La Hire, cast, characters, Charles VII, Charles de Ponthieu (1403-1461), Christopher Casson (1912-1996), Dauphin, Donald Eccles (1908-1986), drama, Dunois, Earl of Warwick, George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Hilda Davies, His Majestyâ€™s Theatre, Hundred Yearsâ€™ War (1336-1453), Inquisitor, Jeanne dâ€™Arc, Joan of Arc (1412-1431), Ladvenu, Leonard Bennett, Lewis Casson (1875-1969), maid of OrlÃ©ans, medieval France, Michael Martin-Harvey (1897-1975), New Theatre, Page, Perth, play, Poulengey, Rheims Cathedral, Robert de Baudricourt, Rouen, Saint Joan, â€œSaint Joanâ€, St. Joan, St Joan, saint, saints, stage, Sybil Thorndike (1882-1976), T. Tracy, theatre, theatrical production, trial, warrior, Zillah Carter (1864-1941) Description An account of the resource This article from the Sunday Times provides a positive review of George Bernard Shaw’s “Saint Joan”, which premiered in Australia at His Majesty’s Theatre in 1932. “Saint Joan” is a play based on the life (Scenes 1-5), trial (scene 6) and canonisation (Epilogue) of Joan of Arc. The play’s depiction of medieval France is praised by the reviewer as vivid and realistic. For a copy of Shaw’s “Saint Joan”, see <a href="http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200811h.html" target="_blank">http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200811h.html</a>.   About Joan of Arc: Joan of Arc was born in 1412 in the French village of Domrémy. From the age of about 12, Joan had visions of saints and heard heavenly voices that increasingly urged her to fight for France during the Hundred Years’ War. She travelled to the court of Charles De Ponthieu, the Orléanist claimant to the throne, where she was provided with a suit of armour and her distinctive banner depicting a golden fleur-de-lys. She secured a decisive military victory to rescue the city of Orléans from the Earl of Salisbury’s English army in 1429, and was present at the coronation of Charles VII. However, in May the following year Joan was captured by Burgundian forces at Compiègne, and was handed over to the English. She was tried at Rouen on charges of witchcraft and heresy, and was condemned to death. On 30 May 1431, she was executed. Two and a half decades later, the case was appealed and her conviction was overturned. She was beatified in 1909 and canonised as a saint in 1920. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anon. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Library of Australia, <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58662791" target="_blank">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58662791</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Sunday Times Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8 May 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource National Library of Australia Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digitised Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English â€œSaint Joanâ€ Albert Chevalier Atholl Fleming (1984-1972) battle Bishop of Beauvais Bluebeard British stage Bruce Winston canonisation Captain La Hire cast characters Charles de Ponthieu (1403-1461) Charles VII Christopher Casson (1912-1996) Dauphin Donald Eccles (1908-1986) drama Dunois Earl of Warwick George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Hilda Davies His Majestyâ€™s Theatre Hundred Yearsâ€™ War (1336-1453) Inquisitor Jeanne dâ€™Arc Joan of Arc (1412-1431) Ladvenu Leonard Bennett Lewis Casson (1875-1969) maid of OrlÃ©ans medieval France Michael Martin-Harvey (1897-1975) New Theatre page Perth play Poulengey Rheims Cathedral Robert de Baudricourt Rouen saint Saint Joan saints St Joan St. Joan stage Sybil Thorndike (1882-1976) T. Tracy theatre theatrical production trial warrior Zillah Carter (1864-1941) https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/bc935282dd57aa35ed4cf9799267ea56.pdf 2f2cf306881f38105185408c074a579f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism at the Foundations Description An account of the resource This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed â€˜in plain viewâ€™ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australiaâ€™s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australiaâ€™s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Article: National Library of Australia, <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32723401" target="_blank">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32723401</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Bereaved Empire Subject The topic of the resource Augustus, Augustus (63BC-19AD), bereavement, British Empire, corn laws, Darius (550-486BC), death, democracy, emancipation, Empire, enfranchisement, free press, free schools, grief, invention, Louis XIV (1638-1715), loyalty, medieval proclamation, monarch, monarchy, mourning, nation, Queen Elizabeth (r.1558-1603), Queen Victoria (r.1837-1901), political equality, progress, railway, reform, republic, republicanism, royalty, science, sovereign, steamer, telegraph, triumph Description An account of the resource In this article upon the death of Queen Victoria (on 22 January 1901), her reign is described as a period in which â€œwe took a sudden step from medieval darkness to the metaphorically blinding brilliancy of the dawn of the twentieth centuryâ€. Citing the expansion of Empire, the extension of the franchise, the invention of railway, telegraph and the steamship and the establishment of free schools as examples of progress, the article suggests that the legacy of the Victorian era will surpass that of all others, including Augustus, Louis XIV and Elizabeth I, for its combination of intellectual splendour, artistic brilliance and political development. Under Victoria, the author suggests, Britain had become a republic in all but name, because in a break from tradition she was â€œthe Queen of the people, not of Peers and Aristocrats; the Queen of the cottage, and not of the Castleâ€. This shift and the growth of public affection that accompanied it is highlighted by the author in the suggestion that an adaptation of the traditional proclamation â€œThe King is Dead, Long Live the Kingâ€, in use since the medieval period to signify the immediate transfer of sovereignty onto the heir, was unthinkable because her beloved subjects needed time to mourn. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anon. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Library of Australia, <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32723401" target="_blank">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32723401</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available West Australian Sunday Times Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 27 January 1901, p. 6. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource National Library of Australia Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Augustus Augustus (63BC-19AD) bereavement British Empire corn laws Darius (550-486BC) death democracy emancipation Empire enfranchisement free press free schools grief invention Louis XIV (1638-1715) loyalty medieval proclamation monarch monarchy mourning nation political equality progress Queen Elizabeth (r.1558-1603) Queen Victoria (r.1837-1901) railway reform republic republicanism royalty science sovereign steamer telegraph triumph https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/9f43951176a5f637bef572ee8c33638b.pdf fe5f5e14dacec682d338f46b0750f8ab Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism on the Page Description An account of the resource This Collection examines literary medievalism from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. It traces an arc from the populist literary medievalism of the nineteenth century, through the more rarefied modernist turn of the mid-twentieth century, to the re-emergence of popular forms such as childrenâ€™s literature and fantasy since the 1980s. In this Collection you will find items relating to printed medievalist works and also to medievalism operating in print, for example in references to medieval events, people, and literature in nineteenth- and twentieth-century texts and dramatic works. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digitised Newspaper Article. National Library of Australia, <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58388271" target="_blank">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58388271</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Men Call Me a Fool" Subject The topic of the resource Adonis, book, book review, books, court, duchess, fool, Francis I (1494-1547), hunchback, king, literature, medieval France, nobles, professional fool, review, tragedy, troubadour Description An account of the resource This article provides a short review of Dan Totheroh’s historical novel “Men Call me Fool”, published by Selwyn and Blount in 1929. Set in fourteenth-century France at the court of King Francis I, the plot centres on a professional fool and a youthful duchess who falls in love with him. Although professional fools were common in medieval courtly circles, the reviewer tells the reader, “mostly they were hunchbacks or deformed, but this one was an Adonis”, and also a troubadour. Summing up, the reviewer concludes that “There is a good deal of the atmosphere of the times and much that is realistic in the lives of these professional fools” and “the characterisation of the sensual king and his nobles is convincing”. To access a copy of this novel, see <a href="http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b312683" target="_blank">http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b312683</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anon. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Library of Australia, <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58388271" target="_blank">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58388271</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Sunday Times Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 13 October 1929, p. 29. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Sunday Times Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English Adonis book book review books court duchess fool Francis I (1494-1547) hunchback king literature medieval France nobles professional fool review tragedy troubadour https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/5aee5509a6ab136c647724979d6b0b0e.pdf e75a81b1b3f6998399d5cbc209132e56 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism on the Streets Description An account of the resource This Collection analyses popular medievalism in material and public culture from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, with an emphasis on popular medievalist theatre, parades and public spectacles, as well as recreational, literary and political associations. It explores the ways in which medievalism was not simply derivative but also local and disctinctive. In this Collection you will find items relating to medievalism in public contexts and popular culture, and the revisitation or reenactment of the Middle Ages by groups such as the Society for Creative Anachronism. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58413526" target="_blank">Digital Newspaper Article: National Library of Australia - </a><a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58413526" target="_blank">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58413526</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Medieval Inspiration Subject The topic of the resource clothing, dress, gown, fashion, headdress, medieval lines, moire, pearl, simplicity, trimmings, wedding, wedding dress, womenâ€™s fashion Description An account of the resource In this instalment of â€œThe Ladiesâ€™ Sectionâ€ of the Sunday Times, an illustration is provided of a fashionable wedding dress described as being â€œof medieval inspirationâ€. The simplicity of the dress, the caption suggests, is what constitutes its charm. The dress is cut along medieval lines and embellished with pearl trimmings. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anon. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Library of Australia, <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58413526" target="_blank">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58413526</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Sunday Times Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 28 April 1929, p. 5. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Sunday Times Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English clothing dress fashion gown headdress medieval lines moire pearl simplicity trimmings wedding wedding dress womenâ€™s fashion Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism on the Page Description An account of the resource This Collection examines literary medievalism from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. It traces an arc from the populist literary medievalism of the nineteenth century, through the more rarefied modernist turn of the mid-twentieth century, to the re-emergence of popular forms such as childrenâ€™s literature and fantasy since the 1980s. In this Collection you will find items relating to printed medievalist works and also to medievalism operating in print, for example in references to medieval events, people, and literature in nineteenth- and twentieth-century texts and dramatic works. Hyperlink Title, URL, Description or annotation. URL <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50339347" target="_blank">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50339347</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Medieval Romance Subject The topic of the resource Ó”lfred, Alfred the Great (848/9-899), Anglo-Saxon, â€œAnglo-Saxon Chronicleâ€, annals, army, Asser, Athelney, battle, book, book review, Chippenham, chronicle, Danelaw, Danes, East Anglia, Edington, Ethandune, Guthrum, historical romance, invasion, Jeffery Farnol, king, â€œLife of Alfredâ€, novel, recreation, romance, romanticisation, siege, â€œThe King Livethâ€, victory, Vikings, war, Wessex, West Saxon, Wiltshire Description An account of the resource In this review of Jeffery Farnol’s historical romance “The King Liveth”, the novel is recommended to readers who appreciate the “picturesque recreation of the England of those far off [Anglo-Saxon] days”. Set in the ninth-century and culminating in the Battle of Ethundane (Edington) in 878, the reviewer claims that this tale of Alfred the Great is based on evidence from chronicles. This most likely refers to the “Anglo-Saxon Chronicle”, and perhaps Asser’s “Life of Alfred”, both written during Alfred’s reign. After being forced to flee to the marshes around Athelney following the invasion of the Viking great army led by Guthrum (where the burning of the cakes episode mentioned by the reviewer supposedly happened), Alfred was able to rally an army and defeat the Vikings. The survivors fled to Chippenham but following a two-week siege they asked for a treaty. A peace treaty followed by which Guthrum and his leading supporters were baptised and the following year they settled East Anglia (part of the ‘Danelaw’), where Guthrum reigned until 890. For a copy of the book’s cover and the dust jacket summary, see: <a href="http://newportvintagebooks.com/gallery/farnol/pages/Far_KingLiveth_UK.htm" target="_blank">http://newportvintagebooks.com/gallery/farnol/pages/Far_KingLiveth_UK.htm</a>. For more on Alfred, see Patrick Wormald, ‘Alfred (848/9–899)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; [<a href="http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/183" target="_blank">http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/183</a>, accessed 15 June 2011]. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anon. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Library of Australia, <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50339347" target="_blank">http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50339347</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The West Australian Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4 May 1946, p. 4. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The West Australian Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digitised Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English â€œAnglo-Saxon Chronicleâ€ â€œLife of Alfredâ€ â€œThe King Livethâ€ Alfred the Great (848/9-899) Anglo-Saxon annals army Asser Athelney battle book book review Chippenham chronicle Danelaw Danes East Anglia Edington Ethandune Guthrum historical romance invasion Jeffery Farnol king novel Ó”lfred recreation romance romanticisation siege victory vikings war Wessex West Saxon Wiltshire