12th-century Crusader fresco to go on display in Israel
An enormous Crusader-era fresco that was discovered in Jerusalem will go on display next month at the Israel Museum. At nine meters long…
Coastal landscapes and early Christianity in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria
Coastal landscapes and early Christianity in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria By David Petts Estonian Journal of Archaeology,Vol.13:2 (2009) Abstract: This paper explores the ways in…
International Medieval Congress to focus on Travel and Exploration
The International Medieval Congress (IMC), the largest academic conference in Great Britain, will be featuring some of the world’s finest medieval minds as they…
Textus Roffensis: Law, Language and Libraries in Early Medieval England – conference at the University of Kent
A three-day conference on the Textus Roffensis, the priceless 12th century Rochester Cathedral manuscript which was named Britain’s ‘Hidden Treasure’ by the British…
Forgetting the Weakness of Her Sex and a Woman’s Softness: Historians of the Anglo-Norman World and their Female Subjects
Abelard warns that the devil can ‘easily seduce a woman when her desire is for authority’ and he warns against making a local noblewoman into an abbess, for her authority could easily lead to pride and presumptuousness.
The Matthew of Bristol and the financiers of John Cabot’s 1497 voyage to North America
The Matthew of Bristol is the vessel in which the Genoese explorer, John Cabot, sailed with his Bristol companions on their 1497 voyage of discovery to North America.
Reflections of Reality in the Manor Court: Sutton-in-the-Isle, 1308–1391
Reflections of Reality in the Manor Court: Sutton-in-the-Isle, 1308–1391 Session: Rural Experience in Late Medieval England: Manorial Records and Law By Erin McGibbon…
Detective Fiction in the Archives: Court Records and the Uses of Law in Late Medieval England
Detective Fiction in the Archives: Court Records and the Uses of Law in Late Medieval England By Shannon McSheffrey History Workshop Journal, Vol.65:1…
The historiography of protest in late Mamluk and early Ottoman Egypt and Syria
The historiography of protest in late Mamluk and early Ottoman Egypt and Syria By Amina Elbendary IIAS Newsletter, Vol.43 No.9 (2007) Introduction: History…
Reputation and Coalitions in Medieval Trade: Evidence on the Maghribi Traders
Reputation and Coalitions in Medieval Trade: Evidence on the Maghribi Traders By Avner Greif The Journal of Economic History, Vol.49:4 (1989) Abstract: This…
Ethical views of Ibn Miskawayh and Aquinas
Ethical views of Ibn Miskawayh and Aquinas By Hamid Reza Alavi Philosophical Papers and Review Vol. 1:4 (2009) Abstract: Ibn Miskawayh is one…
In the Syrian Taste: Crusader churches in the Latin East as architectural expressions of orthodoxy
This paper explores how the architectural expression of orthodoxy in the Eastern churches was transferred to Europe before the Crusades and then reinforced through the Crusaders’ adoption of the triple-apsed east end ‘in the Syrian Taste’ in the Holy Land.
Viking Age Archaeology
Viking Age Archaeology By by Richard Hall Shire Books, 2010 (first published in 1990) ISBN: 9780747800637 Viking raids, and the subsequent Scandinavian settlements…
Maleficae et Maledictae Feminae: Fourteenth-Century Sources for Key Feature of the Learned Interpretation of Witchcraft in Italy at the End of the Middle Ages
Maleficae et Maledictae Feminae: Fourteenth-Century Sources for Key Feature of the Learned Interpretation of Witchcraft in Italy at the End of the Middle…
Acknowledging the Annals: A New Perspective on Witchcraft in the Alice Kyteler Trial
Acknowledging the Annals: A New Perspective on Witchcraft in the Alice Kyteler Trial Session:Politics, Condemnation, and Sorcery in the Fourteenth Century By Vanessa…
Versions of Pygmalion in the Illuminated Roman de la Rose (Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms. Douce 195): The Artist and the Work of Art
Versions of Pygmalion in the Illuminated Roman de la Rose (Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms. Douce 195): The Artist and the Work of Art…
A Chinese in the Nubian and Abyssinian Kingdoms (8th Century): The visit of Du Huan to Molin-guo and Laobosa
A Chinese in the Nubian and Abyssinian Kingdoms (8th Century): The visit of Du Huan to Molin-guo and Laobosa By Wolbert Smidt Chroniques…
Dirham Mint Output of Samanid Samarqand and its Connection to the Beginnings of Trade with Northern Europe (10th century)
Dirham Mint Output of Samanid Samarqand and its Connection to the Beginnings of Trade with Northern Europe (10th century) By Roman K. Kovalev…
Jewish pietism of the Sufi type: A particular trend of mysticisme in Medieval Egypt
Jewish pietism of the Sufi type: A particular trend of mysticisme in Medieval Egypt By Mireille Loubet Bulletin du Centre de recherche français…
Innovations in Sculpture and the Status of Artists at the Court of Burgundy
Innovations in Sculpture and the Status of Artists at the Court of Burgundy Lecture by Sherry C.M. Lindquist Given at the Metropolitan Museum…
Trials for Sorcery in Early Fourteenth-Century Avignon
Trials for Sorcery in Early Fourteenth-Century Avignon Session:Politics, Condemnation, and Sorcery in the Fourteenth Century By Robert Ticknor, Tulane University This paper dealt…
Medieval England
Here is the listing of our resources about medieval England (dating from 1066 to 1500) including articles, videos, books and more Features about…
Palaces and the Street in Late-Medieval and Renaissance Italy
The late Middle Ages was a period of spectacular urban growth throughout Italy. The city of Florence, for example, began a circuit of walls in 1284 that expanded the area of the city five-fold.
The King’s Mistress
The King’s Mistress By Emma Campion Crown Publishing, 2010 ISBN: 978-0307589255 The King’s Mistress is a story based on the life of King…
Procopius on Roman, Persian and Gothic Strategy near Dara and Rome
This paper examines Procopius’ descriptions of Roman, Persian and Gothic strategies to control Dara in 530 and Rome in 537-8 by reconciling texts with the landscapes of the areas concerned drawing on satellite imagery, cartography and field visits.