True Barbarians?: The Role Of Visigothic Iberia In Medieval Persecutory Discourse
True Barbarians?: The Role Of Visigothic Iberia In Medieval Persecutory Discourse By Justin T. Dellinger Master’s Thesis, University of Texas at Arlington, 2010…
“The End Followed In No Long Time”: Byzantine Diplomacy And The Decline In Relations With The West from 962 to 1204
This study will examine these examples in the context of diplomacy between Byzantium and Western European powers, explaining how a breakdown in diplomacy affected every facet of the East-West relationship, creating the conditions in which the Fourth Crusade’s diversion to Constantinople was possible.
How Effective Was the Longbow, and What Damage Did it Do?
A debate between Kelly DeVries and Clifford Rogers about the medieval weapon known as the longbow.
Just what medieval movies need – Zombies
Amber Entertainment and 2000 AD, a British comic book company, have agreed to develop a feature film based upon the graphic novel Stronghold,…
Witches and «bitches»: genderised laughter in medieval comic tales
During this period, it is possible to differentiate two kinds of witches, in the geographical context of England and Continental Europe: the English popular archetypal witch; and the Continental demonic witch.
Repentant soul or walking corpse? Debatable apparitions in Medieval England
This paper examines two sets of medieval English narratives describing encounters with ghosts, those by William of Newburgh and those in a manuscript from Byland Abbey
Dracula: From Historical Voievod To Vampire Prince
Vlad Dracula was a fifteenth century historical prince in Wallachia, a part of modern day Romania.
From Greek myth to medieval witches: infertile women as monstrous and evil
From Greek myth to medieval witches: infertile women as monstrous and evil McGuire, Linda Interdisciplinary.net Abstract In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII issued a…
Law and the (Un)dead: medieval models for understanding the hauntings in Eyrbyggja saga
Eyrbyggja saga alone, then, presents modern readers with at least three possible conceptions of the revenants nature.
Dean’s Eye Window – the reconstruction of a medieval rose window at Lincoln Cathedral
Dean’s Eye Window – the reconstruction of a medieval rose window at Lincoln Cathedral By Geoff Clifton and Gary Willis The Structural Engineer…
The Late Birth of a Flat Earth
In his chronologies, Bede sought to order the events of Christian history, but the primary motive and purpose of his calculations centered on a different, and persistently vexatious, problem in ecclesiastical timing—the reckoning of Easter.
Studies on the structure of Gothic Cathedrals
Studies on the structure of Gothic Cathedrals By Pere Roca Historical Constructions, edited by P.B. Lourenço and P. Roca (Guimarães, 2001) Abstract: The study…
Berserker: a ferocious Viking warrior
Berserker: a ferocious Viking warrior By Christie Ward Published Online Introduction: The modern popular conception of the Viking warrior is one of a…
Finding Traces of the Princes of Gwynedd
Open Days have been organised in the Welsh village of Abergwyngregyn to show findings made during digging into the medieval history of the…
The Concept of Courtly Love as an Impediment to the Understanding of Medieval Texts
I have never been convinced that there was any such thing as what is usually called courtly love during the Middle Ages. However, it is obvious that courtly love does exist in modern scholarship and criticism, and that the idea appeals to a great many people today.
Hosting Dynasties and Faiths: Chronicling the Religious History Of a Medieval Moroccan Oasis City
Hosting Dynasties and Faiths: Chronicling the Religious History Of a Medieval Moroccan Oasis City By Robert Caverly MA Thesis, Villanova University, 2008 Introduction:…
Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and the Supporting Travel Network
I would like to consider here how a Roman hamlet such as Santiago de Compostela turned into one of three major holy places in Middle Ages, what historical significance the legends of Santo Jacob had, what motives moved many pilgrims to travel to Santiago de Compostela, what were ages, sexes, jobs and classes of pilgrims, and what communicative means and what travel network were used by medieval pilgrims.
Intellectual Networks of Humanists at the Councils of Constance and Basel in the 15th Century
Intellectual Networks of Humanists at the Councils of Constance and Basel in the 15th Century By Takashi Jinno The Communications and Networks of…
“Treachery in the Remotest Territories of Scotland:” Northern Resistance to the Canmore Dynasty, 1130-1230
This paper argues that not only were many of the uprisings carefully timed and orchestrated predatory strikes against the Scottish kings in their weakest moments, but also that careful reexamination of these insurrections is crucial to our understanding of key issues in the history of twelfth-century Scotland.
The Romagna campaign of 1494: a significant military encounter
The Romagna campaign of 1494: a significant military encounter By Cecil H. Clough The French Descent into Renaissance Italy 1494-95: Antecedents and Effects,…
Warfare and Society in the Carolingian Ostmark
Warfare and Society in the Carolingian Ostmark By Charles R. Bowlus Austrian History Yearbook, vol.14 (1978) Introduction: The relationship between military and social organization has…
British Library, Qatar Foundation, to work together to digitize historical documents
A partnership exploring ways to transform online resources for the study of the history, science and culture of the Arabian Gulf was announced…
Books as a Source of Medical Education for Women in the Middle Ages
In this essay, I would like to explore the degree to which medical books may have functioned as an alternate source of medical education to women who, because of their sex, could not move within the same social and intellectual circles as men.
Where the Philosopher Finishes, the Physician Begins: Medicine and the Arts Course in Thirteenth-Century Oxford
Where the Philosopher Finishes, the Physician Begins: Medicine and the Arts Course in Thirteenth-Century Oxford By Roger French Dynamis : Acta Hispanica ad…
Learning Medieval Medicine: The Boundaries of University Teaching
Learning Medieval Medicine: The Boundaries of University Teaching By Cornelius O’Boyle Dynamis : Acta Hispanica ad Medicinae Scientiarumque. Historiam Illustrandam, vol. 20 (2000)…