Medieval Studies Mugs

'Look, if this fails we'll still have to do business with them, so try to be subtle about it.'

Service Entry.

"I welcome the discussion."

'Medieval Studies is going nowhere without a 5-year strategic plan.'

"I know this is all nonsense , but that's the paradigm I'm stuck with."

Coat of Arms

Bayeux Tapestry: 'Ah well, it's all part of ...'

'Why are they all picking on me?'

"Hang on a tick, lads, what have we here?"

Richard I of England

Henry II

"Go back! The place is full of mold!"

'The really exciting thing is knowing that you're part of the group that brought peace to the middle east once and for all.'

'Did anyone think to measure this thing?'

William II

St. Edward the Confessor

Staff Picks: Torture Tools

'This ought to teach them a lesson.'

"I suppose you're worried about your little peasant benefits."

"Just kill them and come home, okay? - Don't start any of that nation-building stuff."

"He's his own worst enemy."

"Having concluded, Your Highness, an exhaustive study of this nation's political, social, and economic history, and after extensive examining, Sire, the unfortunate events leading to the present deplorable state of the realm, the consensus of the Council is that Your Majesty's only course, for the public good, must be to take the next step."

"Little do they realize we no longer serve good King Frederick the Peacemaker but his son, Olav the Homicidal Maniac."

"I know you're hurting. We're all hurting."

'So....been here very long?'

'I hope that's olive oil. More healthy.'

Black plague swab testing

"First they're sending in the diplomats."

Gladstone and Argyll 'Crusade' against Armenian Attrocities

William of Ockham

'Walter Hillman sets out belatedly for the crusades'

King Edward II

'Ethelred - What we're offering is the chance to consolidate all your Danegeld payments into one manageable lump sum.'

"Uh-oh! - That was the window cleaner. . ."

Castle: "Who is it?"