A Quantitative Evaluation of Demographic, Gender and Social Transformation Theories of the Rise of European Witch Hunting 1300-1500
A Quantitative Evaluation of Demographic, Gender and Social Transformation Theories of the Rise of European Witch Hunting 1300-1500 By Philip Smith Historical Social…
A Classification of Peasants Attached to Land in Byzantium of the 14th Century
Cluster analysis was used to classify peasants attached to land in the 14th century Byzantium on the basis of 1321 property-tax cadastre that registered the landed property of St. Athanasius Lavra in Athos.
Coins, Money of Account and Price Movements: The Lower Rhine Region in a European Context: 1350-1800
Coins, Money of Account and Price Movements: The Lower Rhine Region in a European Context: 1350-1800 By Rainer Metz Historical Social Research /…
A Prôtospatharios, Magistros, and Strategos Autokrator of 11th century: The equipment of Georgios Maniakes and his army according to the Skylitzes Matritensis miniatures and other artistic sources of the middle Byzantine period
Maniakes was the most brilliant general of his time: in Syria he distinguished himself for his bravery and capacity against the Muslims, gaining for the Empire the important stronghold of Edessa in 1031.
Authorship and the Computer: An Anonymous Piece of Late Medieval Devotional Literature
Authorship and the Computer: An Anonymous Piece of Late Medieval Devotional Literature By Veronica Lawrence Historical Social Research / Historische Sozialforschung(HSR), Vol. 14:4 (1989) Introduction: The…
Social History and Computer: The Construction Yard of the Cathedral of Orvieto between the 14th and the 15th Century
Social History and Computer: The Construction Yard of the Cathedral of Orvieto between the 14th and the 15th Century By Lucio Riccetti Historical Social…
Daily Life in the Middle Ages – Iconography of Medieval Art and the Use of EDP
Daily Life in the Middle Ages – Iconography of Medieval Art and the Use of EDP By Gerhard Jaritz Historical Social Research / Historische…
Background, Social Situation and Form of Living of Women in Hessian Cloisters of the Late Middle Ages
The theme of my work is the family background, social situation and mode of living of the women in late medieval Hessian cloisters, and other convents
The Identification of Persons in the Middle Ages: Results From the First “Freiburger Bürgerbuch” (1341-1416)
This source contains 2200 inscriptions with 7000 names. Each inscription includes the name of the “Bürger” his occupation, social position, place of origin and kinship relations.
The Mongols and the West
Eurasian history proper begins in the second half of the thirteenth century with the Mongols. Though their empire did not last for long – some authorities assert it survived for as little as forty years, and it certainly did not endure for much more than a century – they made a major contribution by inextricably linking Europe and Asia.
Afanasii Nikitin: An Orthodox Russian’s Spiritual Voyage in the Dar al-Islam, 1468–1475
Nikitin departed from Tver’, Russia, in 1468 in hopes of trading furs in the north Caspian region. He traveled as part of a group of private Tver’ merchants who regularly ventured along established trade routes.
State Formation and Periodization in Inner Asian History
This essay explores the basic mechanisms of state formation in inner Asia and presents an argument for the periodization of inner Asian history based on the incremental ability of inner Asian empires to extract from outside sources the wealth necessary for the maintenance of political and military state apparatus
Authenticating Realism in Medieval Film
Authenticating Realism in Medieval Film By William F. Woods The Medieval Hero on Screen: Representations from Beowulf to Buffy, edited by Martha W.…
Not Your Typical Knight: The Emerging On-Screen Defender
The on-screen traditional medieval hero derlves from heroes of medieval literature such as King Arthur, Sir Gawain, Sir Lancelot, and Sir Galahad. The medieval heroes are set apart from their enemies by their brawny physiques, their devotions to God, king, and lady, and their fightlng abilities – which are used to promote justlce.