http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/ Discusion group for 75 years of the Middle Ages (1250-1325) Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:54:48 GMT Diana Cosby http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7031 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7031 ... ~I have several more books by Barrow, and I'll check them, but I was more curious if anyone had specific resources that focused on Andrew De Moray. ... Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:44:58 GMT Jody allen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7030 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7030 Diane You probably need to find any good biographies of Wallace, Bruce or even Edward I and you will find information on de Moray or Murray. There are quite a Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:52:16 GMT Diana Cosby http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7029 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7029 I am researching Scotland, 1297 and have become fascinated with Andrew De Moray and his part of Scotland's fight for independence. Does anyone have any Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:33:19 GMT Ilaria Villa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7028 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7028 Hello, I'm a musician (singer, lute player and conductor) and costume maker, interested in medieval archaeology. As a member of a Milanese reenactment group, Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:11:30 GMT Katrin Kania http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7027 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7027 I hope this post is not unwelcome on this list, and also hope it is of interest to you. I know that the main language on this list is English, but maybe some Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:08:01 GMT vkmyth http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7026 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7026 *Forwarded with permission: Hello, In late 2008, I wrote an article for RWR about the state of romance publishing with regard to unusual historicals--those Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:05:37 GMT Jody allen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7025 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7025 I think with what James sent mentioned i have a time table to work with. jody ... -- Scottish Scribbles http://scottishscribbles.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:19:06 GMT Wendy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7024 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7024 Thanks Stephen, My barrel is in Switzerland. I'll look up cork and see when that featured. Leather sounds good. I'll check that out too. Wendy ... They ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:16:09 GMT Wendy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7023 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7023 I wish I could return the favour and help, Jody, but I have no idea, sorry. Could you Google trade routes 1300 -1400. I guess you've already done that. I also Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:13:39 GMT Stephen Bloch http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7022 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7022 ... Cork wasn't widely available in England at the time. IIRC, there are surviving costrels from 14c England with cork bungs, but wood and/or leather were Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:16:52 GMT Wendy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7021 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7021 ... wouldn't ... have ... would they a cork? ... be ... would ... this Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:07:44 GMT Wendy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7020 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7020 Hello Jody and Stephen, Thank you very much for your help. I'll use 'wooden barrel'. They would have been able to put a lid on it, would they so I guess they Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:49:00 GMT Jody Allen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7019 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7019 I know that my question is just outside the time period but I thought someone here might have the answer or an idea where to look. I know that the Cadiz in Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:34:04 GMT Stephen Bloch http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7018 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7018 ... I was thinking "butt", but the OED cites that only to 1443 in this usage. Stephen Bloch sbloch@... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:35:05 GMT Jody allen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7017 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years/message/7017 If you go by the origin of words then the correct word would be Barrel ( 1300's), Cask is 1400's and Keg is 1500's. So wooden barrel would correct for the