Master List of Columns for Renaissance Magazine

Castle Lore
Austria's Klosterneuburg Abbey: A Monument to Leopoild III # 54
KY's Versailles Road Castle: Mysterious Past, Magical Future #53
Germany's Cat and Mouse Castles offer Fairytale Romance #52
St. Marie Among the Hurons: A Re-creation of a Medieval Village #51
Melk: Austria's Legendary Abbey #49
Hochosterwitz: The Castle of 14 Gates #47
Austria's Riegersburg Castle: Home to Two Unusual Women #44
Dupont Castle: A Labor of Love #43
The Bloody History of Austria's Aggstein Castle #39
Alnwick Castle: A Stronghold Famous in Films #37
Middleham Castle: Richard III's Favorite Abode #36
Kronborg Slot: Hamlet's Castle #35
Llandaff: The Castle of Bishops #34
The Siege Engine: The Mainstay of Medieval Warfare #32
The Caslte of Mey: The Queen Mum's Scottish Home #31
Derbyshire's Hardwick Hall: More Glass than Wall #29
Old Wadour: Wiltshire's Haunted Castle #28
Chateau de Rochepot: The Castle of the Pots #26
Raleigh's Residences at Sherborne #25
Pembroke Castle: Birthplace of the Tudor Dynasty #24
What is a Castle? #23
From Pilgrims to Pirates: St. Michael's Mount #22
Bavaria's Crown of Franconia #20
Celtic Holy Wells of Wales #19
Canterbury Cathedral #18
The Three Welsh Sisters #16
The Welsh Dragon Standard #15
Wales' Pembroke Castle #15
The Queen of Scot's Castle #14
Dungeons: the Pits of Hell #13
Rievaulx Abbey #12
Yorkshire's Hallowed Halls #12
Rediscovering Crusader Castles #11
The Truth Behind Shakespeare's Castles #10
Notorious Castle Dracula #8
Carew Castle, Wales #7
Hever Castle #6

Question of Arms/Heraldry
The Use of Swords in Heraldy #26
Early American Heraldy #25
The Ancient Arms of the Tudor Dynasty #24
The Colorful History of Amrorial Banners and Standards #23
Hoist the Jolly Roger! #22
Developing Your Own Armorial Desgins #21
The Popular Heraldic Cross #20
Heraldry of Scotland #19
Heraldry of the Christian Church #18
The Arms of Richard Lionheart #16
Heraldic Monsters #15
The Development of Ladies' Heraldry #14
The Office of the Herald in Renaissance England #13
An Introduction to Heraldry #12
The Orders of Knighthood #11
Demystifying the Peerage #10
The Castle: Island of Order in Sea of Chaos #8
Banded Mail #5

Culinary Delights
How to Bake a Cockatrice and Other Gastonomic Oditties #31
Edibles for a Welsh Wedding Feast #30
Queen Elizabeth I: A Court of Sweets and Splendor #29
Honor Your Ancestors with Delicious Halloween Treats #28
Ramadan Rituals: Fast and Feast #27
New World Gastronomic Essentials #25
Food Chronichles of the Tudors #24
The Food of the Courtesan #23
Renaissance-Style Sweets Are the Creme de la Creme! #22
The Wedding Art of Mehndi #21
Adorning the Holiday Table #20
Foods of the Emerald Isle #19
Meats of the Great hall #18
A Fine Pair: Music and Feasting #16
Fantastical Foods of the Fae #15
The Golden Age of Cider #14
Pick Your Poison #13
Making of the Ale Wife #12
Foods to Love by #10
Old World Cuisine Meets New World Victuals #8
How to Give your Fair Fare Flair #6

Wortcunning
A Supernatural Herbal #15
A Rose by Any Other Name #14
I, Borage, Grant Thee Courage #13
The Nutritious Waybread #12
Comfrey: Healing Herb #11
Mandrake #10
Sage #8
Mugwort #7
Herbal Love Potions #3

Commentary
The Celtic Goddess at WalMart #51
The Role of Women in Chivalry #33
A Dark Ages to Come for the Renaissance Faire? #29
New Theory of the Black Death Full of Errors #28
Fostering the Ideals of Knighthood #16
Why Mages Matter #15
Where's the Renaissance in Today's Ren Faires? #6
When to Use an Anachronism? #5
Portrait of Edward I in Braveheart? #4

Twilight of the Old Gods
Biscop: the Unknown Monk #16
Merlin: The Last Druid #15
Virgin in a Cage #14
The Legend of "True" Thomas #12
The Brahan Seer: Coinneach Odhar #11


Didst Thou Know?
The Landshutter Hochzeit: Medieval Merriment in Bavaria #54
The Mysterious Voynich Manuscript: Drebbel's Lost Notebook? #53
The Tower of London's Royal Menagerie #52
Inquisition Not as Bad as We Think, Say Theologians #46
Manuscripts Now Avaliable Online #44
Searching for the Santa Maria #43
Analysis of Remains Helps Desmiss Rumor About teh Medici Family #42
The Makings of the Medieval Mafia #41
Rare Manuscripts Now Available on the Internet #40
Before the Titanic was the Wasa #39
Paracelsus and His Doctorine of Signatures #38
The Roaring Boys of the Renaissance: Learning the Art of the Quarrel #36
What Pleasure Taken: Shakespeare and the Baiting Sports #35
Nicholas Owen and the Elizabethan Priest Hole #34
Becoming a Knights of Piel #32
The Games of Siena #31
The Epithalamium: Renaissance Wedding Poetry #30
The Queenly Sidesaddle #29
Respectable or Reprehensible? Prostitution in the Middle Ages #29
The Revelrous British Holiday of Guy Fawkes #28
Malachy's Prophesies and the Last Pope #25
The Tudor Age of Exploration #24
The Noble Beginnings of Ice Skating #20
Life in a Medieval University #19
The Hole in the Calendar #16
The Origins of the Faery Queen #15
The Legacy of Lady Bankes #14
The Secret of Witches' Brew #13
The Physician St. Valentine #13
The Trial of the Weevil #12


From the Shoppe
George Stuart Historical Figures® #57
The Rapier Wit of the Duelists: A Drive for Perfection #54
Meg Wozniak as Queen Elizabeth I: Living the Past of a Queen #53
Greyhounds a Favorite ar Faire #52
Elvendrums: a Musical Adventure into the Land of Fairy #49
The Female Heroes of the Seattle Knight #47
Hack and Slash: Swordfighting Do-Gooders #46
Whipperwil Takes Pride in Handmade Bows and Arrows #45
Hightower Crafts: Designs from the Old West to the Old World #44
The Pirate's Treasure Drops Anchor #43
Charmes Inman Moore: King, Re-enactor Blacksmith #40
Albion Armorers: Makers of Swords of Yore #39
Writers Co-Author a Ren Faire- Based Novel #37
Re-Enacting Queen Anne Boleyn #36
"Joust" a Couple Thing: The Lives of Shane and Cassandra Adams #34
NativeEarth Footwear: The Family That Cobbles Together #33
The Noble Knights of Noble Cause #32
Harpsichordist Gary Schwartz: A Man of Many Notes #31
The Sword Swallowing Sensation: Thom Selectomy #28
Sir Clifton Bassett: Knight Extraordinaire #26
Ruffled Feathers Finery #24
God Save the Queen! The Life and Times of KRF's Queen Katherine #23
Chris Poore: Master of Arms #22
A Modern Illustrator with a Medieval Flair #20
Modern Celtic Step Dance #19
Abbey Scriptorium #18

Compleat Gamester
The Elizabethian Playground: Games from Shakespeare's Plays #35
Medieval and Renaissance Games: Everything Old is New Again #31
The Legend of the Isle of Lewis Chessmen #29
Hyena and Zodiac: Arabic Games of Fun #27
The Tarot: Cartomancy or Card Game? #25
Tudor-Era Pastimes #24
Turning the Tables: The Suprising History of Backgammon #23
Lost Celtic Games #22
The "Dicey" History of Dice #20
Board Games #19
Playing Cardes #18

Costuming Connection
How-To guide for Cartridge Pleats #19
Actor's Guide to Festival Costuming #18

The Costumer's Creation
Grommets #82
In My Pocket #81
No-Hassle Tassles #80
The Muffin Cap #79
Tickled Pink: Italian Fringe #78
The English Caul #77
The Italian Camicia #76
The Lucet #75
The Spanish Farthingale #74
The Chamarre #73
Needle Book and Sliding Cover #72
Designing Your Wedding Gown Using a Muslin #71
Quel Joli Beguin! #70
The Circular Cloak #69
Basic Needle Lace Edging #68
Making a Simple Flemish Apron #67
The Handkerchief #66
Elizabethan-Style Shirt #65
The Knit Coif #64
Turbans #63
The Ruff #62
Leather Belt Pouch #60
Wearing the Belted Plaid #59
Making a Low-Necked, Gathered Chemise #58
Dyeing to Know: Creating Renaissance Fabrics at Home #57
Italian Renaissance Ties & Knots #56
How to Create a Two-Tired Wedding Veil #54
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry! How to Sew a Goblet Cover #53
9 Steps to Sewing a T-Pouch #52
10 Steps to Sewing an Irish Leine # 51
How to Make an Exotic Gypsy Scarf in 5 Easy Steps #47
Eliminate Frayed Nerves with a Hand-Swen Eyelet #46
Trying One On: The Addition of the Aiglette #45
The Versatile Partlet #44
Breeches for the Seaworthy #43
Pearls: Emblems of Wealth and Status #41
The Wearing of Wigs: Attaining One's Crowning Glory #40
Bad Hair Day Begone! A Coif to Smooth Thy Hair #39
The Fashion of Fur #38
Making Robin's Hood: The Liripipe #37
The Sartorial Splendor of the Dag #36
Creating the Perfect Period Button #35
20 Steps to Making a Simple Corset #34
Constructing an Arthurian Tunic in 11 Easy Steps #33
How to Make a Functional Gambeson #32
The French Hood: Its History and Construction #31
Courtesans, Criminals, and Queens: A Mask for All Reasons #28
Drop the Tights and Don the Middle Eastern Kamis #27
Constructing Trousers for the Anglo-Saxon Peasant #25
The Needleart of Blackwork #24
The Making of the Brumroll #23
Flat Caps Made Easy! #22
The Origins of the Wedding Costume #21
How to Prepare the Perfect Plume #20

Interview
Elf Ears Support the arts: An Interview with the Bielaczyc Brothers #42
Straight from the Harp: An Interview with Erika Lieberman #41
Ahmad Abdur Rashid: Naqshbandi Sufi #27
Ramon Martinez: Maesro de Esgrima #26
An Interview with Brass Rubbing Expert Renee Dowe #24

The Court Jester


What They'd Be Wearing Today #57
Pirate-Themed TV Shows #56
Classic Medieval CDs #54
Medieval Pick-Up Lines #53
Famous Cats of the Middle Ages #52
Famous Dogs of the Middle Ages #49
The Medievalist's Bookshelf #47
The Medieval Supermarket #46
If Gutenberg Had Placed Ads... #45
Medieval Teen Magazines #44
The Medieval Multiplex #42
The Jester Hall of Fame #40
Medieval TV Guide #39
Black Death Diner #38
It's Good to be King #25

Language Then and Now
The Suprising Origins of the Names of the Month #35
Passing the Time in Medieval Europe:The Etymologies of the Days of the Week #33
The Death of Englisc #32
The Celtic Traditions of Halloween #28
Arabic Numerals' Introduction to Renaissance Europe #27

En Memoriam
Baj Will Be Remembered as the Queen of Our Hearts #28

Game Reviews
Magic: the Gathering Online: Game Addiction Goes Virtual #28

Forsoothly Spoken
Old Norse Gods and Goddesses #62
Medieval Mystics #60
Beyond McDonald's #59
Florence, Birthplace of the Renaissance #58
Dyes and Fabrics #57
Medieval Law: Crime and Punishment #56
Hawk, Hound, or Horse? Test your Knowledge About These Animals #52
Strange and Exotic Beasts of the Middle Ages #49
The Art of Winter Merry-Making #46
How Well Read Art Thou? #45
Knowest Thou These Ladies of Olde? #44
Maritime Terms from the Middle Ages #43
The Many Colors of the Renaissance #42
Infamous Individuals of the Renaissance #41
Test Your Knowledge of Naughtines #40
How Well Do You Know Armor? #39
The Vocabulary of Medieval Medicine #38
The People and Places of Robin Hood #37
Art Thou an Abram Man? Speaking in Renaissance Slang #36
Words to Pronounce Trippingly on the Tongue #35
Patron Saints of the Middle Ages #34
Arthurian Characters of Love #33
The Weapons of Warfare #32
Royal Figures of the Renaissance #31
Ten Famous Women of History #29

The Groaning Board
The Medieval Treat of Marzipan #44
Medieval Cookbooks a Reflection of British Cuisine #45
A Need for Fish: From Faith of Economics #47

Proclamations
With an Expanded Renaissance Art News #56