Karen Ralls
Medieval Wisdom
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The Round Table
~ Origins, mysteries and legacy of an Arthurian legend ~
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Karen Ralls, PhD, FSA Scot., medieval historian and religious studies scholar, was Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Edinburgh and Deputy Curator of the Rosslyn Chapel Museum exhibition for six years before relocating to Oxford, England, where she now conducts further specialist medieval research at Oxford University.
She is International Media Coordinator for the Oxford University Religious Studies Society and also serves as Advisor to the Arthurian Heritage Trust, a UK charity located in Oxfordshire, dedicated to the digitalisation of medieval Arthurian manuscripts in conjunction with the British Library and Oxford University.
Originally from the USA, Dr Ralls has lived in Britain for sixteen years, and lectures worldwide at international conferences.
She has appeared on numerous American, British, and European TV documentaries for History Channel, National Geographic, Discovery Channel and BBC Channel 5, as well as on the best-selling American DVD The Da Vinci Code Decoded (New York, 2004).
Karen also writes a regular medieval column and serves as Medieval Editor of the new glossy American magazine Sacred History, selected by Library Journal (summer 2006) as one of the USA’s Top 30 new periodical releases.
Highly regarded internationally for her medieval Templar research, her recent books include The Knights Templar Encyclopedia (forthcoming; Career Press, NJ, June 2007), The Templars and the Grail (Quest Books, Chicago, 2004) and an academic title Music and the Celtic Otherworld (Edinburgh University Press / St. Martin's, 2000).
For more information, please see her award-winning website, www.karenralls.com.
The Round Table examines the full ramifications of the recent archaeological discovery of of the 200-foot diameter circular building, along with other archaeological discoveries, at Windsor in August of 2006.
Ancient records, including building account expenses for King Edward III show that the historic Round Table was built by Edward III in 1344 for his knights at Windsor.
Like a detective on a challenging case, Dr Ralls investigates the details and clarifies fact from fiction, history from mystery. Using the High Middle Ages as the focus, and the medieval Round Table legend as an anchor, she explores the continuing legacy of medieval wisdom in our lives today.
In Medieval Wisdom ~ Illuminating the darkness, Dr Ralls examines familiar medieval mysteries, including some of the more unusual and abstruse topics that have left a trail of echoes through history, where fact, fiction and legend intertwine. Topics include: Holy Grail, Knights Templar, Rosslyn Chapel, Troubadours, Gothic Cathedrals, Alchemy, Magic and Magi, Kabbala, Medieval Witchcraft, and Sacred Relics.
