The Medieval River Trade Network of Russia Revisited
The Medieval River Trade Network of Russia Revisited By Forrest R. Pitts Social Networks, Vol.1 (1978/79) Abstract: Medieval trade and communication along the…
Medieval History Podcasts from the National Archives
The National Archives of the United Kingdom have been developing a series of podcasts about British history since 2006, covering all areas of…
Nonantola and the archaeology of early mediaeval monasteries in north Italy
Nonantola and the archaeology of early mediaeval monasteries in north Italy By Sauro Gelichi Published Online (2008) Introduction: The archaeology of monasteries in Italy…
The Art of Reform in a Bavarian Nunnery Around 1000
The Art of Reform in a Bavarian Nunnery Around 1000 By Adam S. Cohen Speculum, Vol. 74, No. 4. (1999) Introduction: That an efflorescence…
Places of Assembly: New Discoveries in Sweden and England
Places of Assembly: New Discoveries in Sweden and England By Alexandra Sanmark and Sarah Semple Fornvännen, Vol. 103 (2008) Abstract: This paper reviews…
The Fruit of Her Hands: The Story of Shira of Ashkenaz
The Fruit of Her Hands: The Story of Shira of Ashkenaz By Michelle Cameron Publisher: Simon & Schuster, September 8, 2009 ISBN: 9781439118221…
The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart
The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart By Jesse Bullington Publisher: Orbit, November 16, 2009 ISBN: 9780316049344 Hegel and Manfried Grossbart may not…
Power and Conversion – a Comparative Study of Christianization in Scandinavia
This book examines the Christianization of Scandinavia with the help of comparative material from Anglo-Saxon England, Old Frisia and Old Saxony.
Administrative Organisation and State Formation: A Case Study of Assembly Sites in Södermanland, Sweden
Administrative Organisation and State Formation: A Case Study of Assembly Sites in Södermanland, Sweden By Alexandra Sanmark Medieval Archaeology, Vol.53 (2009) Abstract: This…
My Lady Judge: The First Burren Mystery
My Lady Judge: The First Burren Mystery By Cora Harrison Publisher:PanMacmillan Limited, May 9, 2008 ISBN:9780330445993 In the sixteenth century, as it is…
Michaelmas Tribute
Michaelmas Tribute By Cora Harrison Publisher:Pan Macmillan Limited, June 1, 2009 ISBN: 9780330446464 In 1509, in the kingdom of the Burren, people lived…
The Sting of Justice: A Mystery of Medieval Ireland
The Sting of Justice: A Mystery of Medieval Ireland By Cora Harrison Publisher: Pan Macmillan Limited, June 1, 2009 ISBN: 9781405092289 The autumn…
A Secret and Unlawful Killing: a Mystery of Medieval Ireland
A Secret and Unlawful Killing: a Mystery of Medieval Ireland By Cora Harrison Publisher: Minotaur Books, January 1, 2009 ISBN:9780312586027 It is 1509…
Selectivity of Black Death mortality with respect to preexisting health
Selectivity of Black Death mortality with respect to preexisting health By Sharon N. DeWitte and James W. Wood Proceedings of the National Academy…
Anorexia and the Holiness of Saint Catherine of Siena
Anorexia and other manifestations of the body provided the medieval woman a unique opportunity to affirm the true power of mystico-religious rules.
Margery Kempe: Madwoman or Mystic – A Narrative Approach to the Representation of Madness and Mysticism in Medieval England
The Book of Margery Kempe tells the story of one woman’s spiritual journey in Medieval England over a twenty-five year period, describing her quest to establish spiritual authority as a result of her personal conversations with Jesus and God.
The Development of Hindu-Arabic and Traditional Chinese Arithmetic
The Development of Hindu-Arabic and Traditional Chinese Arithmetic By Lam Lay Yong Chinese Science, Vol.13 (1996) Introduction: Arithmetic is a branch of mathematics…
The Lancelot Murders
The Lancelot Murders By J.M.C. Blair Publisher: Berkley Mass Market, May 5, 2009 ISBN: 9780425228135 When Lancelot is accused of murdering Queen Guenevereas…
Ibn Sahula’s Tale of the Egyptian Sorcerer: A Thirteenth Century Don Yllán
Ibn Sahula’s Tale of the Egyptian Sorcerer: A Thirteenth Century Don Yllán By David A. Wacks eHumanista, Volume 4 (2004) Introduction: The tale…
New Knights in the Portuguese Order of Santiago during the Mastership of Dom Jorge, 1492-1550
New Knights in the Portuguese Order of Santiago during the Mastership of Dom Jorge, 1492-1550 By Francis A. Dutra eHumanista, Volume 2, 2002…
Advice Concerning Pregnancy and Health in Late Medieval Europe: Peasant Women’s Wisdom in The Distaff Gospels
Of the more than 200 pieces of advice contained in The Distaff Gospels, a mid-15th-century Old French collection of women’s lore recently available for the first time in modern English, almost half concern aspects of health: pregnancy, predicting the sex of the foetus and ensuring the future wellbeing of the child, as well as practices to avoid sickness and cures for various ailments.
Sanctuary and the Legal Topography of Pre-Reformation London
Sanctuary and the Legal Topography of Pre-Reformation London By Shannon McSheffrey Law and History Review, Vol. 27:3 (Fall 2009) Introduction: In early sixteenth-century…
What the West has won by the Fall of Byzantium?
In the following I shall attempt to present at least a broad evaluation of the impact Greek scholars had on the acculturation of Hellenic humanism in the late fifteenth and the early decades of sixteenth century Italy.
The concept of marriage in Roman, Byzantine and Serbian mediaeval law
The concept of marriage in Roman, Byzantine and Serbian mediaeval law By Šarkić Srđan Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta, Issue 41 (2004) Abstract: In this…
Procopius about the supreme god of the Slavs (Bella VII 14, 23): Two critical remarks
Procopius about the supreme god of the Slavs (Bella VII 14, 23): Two critical remarks By Aleksandar Loma Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta, Issue…