MDT Ep. 70: Concerning a Coastal Conflict and Two Visions of the Virgin

Published: April 14, 2019, 11:57 p.m.

b'This episode, we return to an old favorite, the Lanercost Chronicle, to hear how Charles of Valois stoked violence between Normandy and the merchants of the Cinque Ports, as well as witnessing the Virgin Mary acting as a celestial attorney.\\n\\nToday\'s Texts:\\nThe Chronicle of Lanercost: 1272\\u20131346. Translated by Herbert Maxwell, James Maclehose and Sons, 1913. [Available at archive.org.]\\n\\nMatthew of Westminster (Matthew of Paris). Flowers of History, Especially Such as Relate to the Affairs of Britain. Translated by C.D. Yonge, vol. 2, Henry G. Bohn, 1853. Google Books.\\n\\nReferences:\\nLittle, A.G. "The Authorship of the Lanercost Chronicle." The English Historical Review, vol. 31, 1916, pp. 269-279. Google Books.\\n\\nStevenson, Joseph. Preface. Chronicon de Lanercost. Bannatyne Club, 1839, pp. i-xxi. Google Books.\\n\\nZaleski, Carol. Otherworld Journeys: Accounts of Near-Death Experience in Medieval and Modern Times. Oxford UP, 1987.'