MY HISTORY PAGES
Medieval History, Genealogy & Heraldry

These pages are dedicated to my interest and work relating to history, in particular medieval history, genealogy and heraldry. They contain some of my own work, as well as links to various organizations, web-sites, etc., that I personally like or have an interest in.

 

My publications

A somewhat selective list of my publications on various historical subjects is here.

 

My publications on medieval history

1.     The constitutional economics of autocratic succession. Public Choice 103, 1-2 (2000): 63-84.

2.     Autocratic succession, entry in The Encyclopedia of Public Choice Eds. Charles K. Rowley & Friedrich Schneider (Dordrecht: Kluwer, 2004)

My on-going publications on genealogy

·       Noter om Slægterne Klitgaard

·       Noter om Slægterne Kure og Kurrild

·       Notes on Hay (Hey, Heij) families in Denmark

·       Ancestors and Descendants of Anton, Count of Aldenburg (1633-80)

Links to some of my publications on heraldry, chivalry, etc.

Articles:

·       Magt og symboler: Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) som heraldiker. Heraldisk Tidsskrift 8, 73 (Marts 1996): 111-117.

Shorter pieces:

·       Lions in the arms of England, Letter to the Editor. The Coat of Arms 13, 188 (1999): 176.


My favourite links to history sites

 

Medieval history

·       "Labyrinth: Server for Medieval Studies", Georgetown University

·       "ORB: On-line Reference Book for Medieval Studies"

·       Medieval Portguese Military Orders (Jose Vicente de Bragança)

Genealogy

·       Medieval Genealogy: Website of GEN-MEDIEVAL/soc.genealogy.medieval (Stewart Baldwin, Todd Farmerie, et al.)

·       A Collection of Articles on Medieval Genealogy (Anders Berg)

·       A Collection of Ancestries and Descents (Paul Theroff)

·       Internet Gotha (University of Erlangen)

·       EuroStamm (Williams Addams Reitwiesner)

Heraldry, chivalry, Etc.

·       Almanach de Cour (Guy Stair Sainty)

·       British Heraldic Archive (Patrick Cracroft-Brennan)

·       Caltrap's Corner (Jonathan Caltrap)

·       Heraldry on the Internet

·       Heraldica (Francois Velde)


My membership of some historical societies, etc.

·        Academia Melitense Hispana

·        Academie Internationale de Genealogie

·        Academie Internationale d'Heraldique

·        Cambridge University Heraldic & Genealogical Society

·        Clan Donald

·        Clan O'Brien

·        Collegio Araldico (Instituto Araldico Romano), Libro d’Oro & Rivista Araldica

·        Europa Nostra and Europa Nostra Danmark

·        Heraldiska Samfundet

·        International Commission on Orders of Chivalry

·        Heraldisk Selskab, Afd. for København & Omegn (The Heraldry Society, Copenhagen Branch)

·        Heraldisk Selskab/Societas Heraldica Scandinavica (The Scandinavian Heraldry Society)

·        Heraldry Society (England)

·        Heraldry Society of Scotland

·        Instituto Araldico Genealogico Italiano & Nobiltà

·        Ordenshistorisk Selskab

·        Samfundet for Genealogi og Personalhistorie (The Danish Society for Genealogy & Biography)

·        Saint John Historical Society

·        Slægts- & Lokalhistorisk Forening for Samsø

·       Slægtshistorisk Forening for Aalborg & Omegn

·       Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

·       White Lion Society (England)

Some other fine organizations

1.     Institute for Heraldic & Genealogical Studies (UK)


My favourite history mailing lists and newsgroups

soc.genealogy.medieval

·       The newsgroup soc.genealogy.medieval or the associated mail list Gen-Medieval

·       FAQ for the soc.genealogy.medieval newsgroup

rec.heraldry

·       The newsgroup rec.heraldry

·       FAQ for the rec.heraldry newsgroup