<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">If you have an iTunes account, or even if you don't, you can subscribe to an audio podcast called Norman Centuries- a Norman History Podcast by Lars Brownworth.<div><br></div><div>The small blurb underneath the lovely picture of a part of the Bayeaux Tapestry says:</div><div><br></div><div>Lars Brownworth, author of "Lost to the West" and creator of "12 Byzantine Rulers" presents "Norman Centuries", a podcast on the Normans. While popular Norman history focuses on the regions of France and England, Norman Centuries covers the lesser known Italian Normans as well. Visit us at <a href="http://www.NormanCenturies.com/">http://www.NormanCenturies.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div>I have no idea what his reputation is as a scholar, but I figure for free, it's worth a listen.</div><div><br></div><div>There's also Historyzine by Jim Mowattwhich is free,as well as Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean by Philip A. Harland, All Things Medieval by Sir Justus Webbe, Podcasts on Medieval Texts by Matthew Gabriele (there's one on Ibn Battuta!), Medieval Islamic Medicine etc. Go to the Podcasts section for Higher Education and do a search for medieval and stand back. :)</div><div><br></div><div>Enjoy!</div><div><br></div><div>Countess Rowan<br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">Now, there are many, many people in the world, but relatively few with whom we interact, and even fewer who cause us problems. So, when you come across such a chance for practicing patience and tolerance, you should treat it with gratitude. It is rare. Just as having unexpectedly found a treasure in your own house, you should be happy and grateful to your enemy for providing that precious opportunity.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Verdana; color: rgb(154, 48, 7); min-height: 13px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">-His Holiness the Dalai Lama</div></div><div><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></body></html>