Battle of Nations – Historical Reenactment Tournament
The second international festival on historical reenactment “Battle of Nations” is taking place at the Khotyn Fortress in western Ukraine on April 30th…
The Far East in the Early 16th Century: Giovanni da Empoli’s Travels
There have been many studies on the impact of the Portuguese discoveries on Europe, and as a result, new perspectives and approaches to the subject have opened up.
Political Pilgrimage in Later Medieval Central Europe: a Case Study of a Hungarian Traveller to Ireland
Political pilgrimage was a means of diplomacy in the medieval era. This study aims to illustrate the political character of the pilgrimage of a Hungarian aristocrat, Lőrinc Tari, a member of the government of Sigismund of Luxemburg, King of Hungary, to St. Patrick’s Purgatory in Ireland, which is unique in contemporary Continental pilgrimages.
An Embarrassing Legacy and a Booty of Luxury: Christian Attitudes towards Islamic Art and Architecture in the Medieval Kingdom of Valencia
From the study of the art and architecture in the kingdom of Valencia (1232- 1500), we have come to the conclusion that ethnic and religious differences were not the most relevant factors in the filtering of artistic exchange and assigning new functions to forms, objects or techniques.
Rituals on the Road: Two highways at Rome and Ravenna AD 400- 750
This study will analyse rituals on the Via Tiburtina, and their impact on the bid for power in late antique Rome.
Dogs in graves – a question of symbolism?
A 9th century female boat-grave is the starting point for a discussion about dogs in Scandinavian graves from c. 500-1100 AD.
A Re-assessment of the Use of Building Accounts for the Study of Medieval Urban Houses
This paper will evaluate the use of building accounts as a source for medieval construction.
Robin Hood, Sherwood Forest and the Sheriff of Nottingham
This piece, as befits a journal of medieval studies, focuses on the earliest known versions of the stories of Robin Hood. It does not consider the manifestations of Robin Hood after the Reformation, let alone his resuscitation in Music Hall, Film and Television in the last century and more.
The Tie that Binds: Peasant Marriages and Families in Late Medieval England
Medieval marriage was both a private matter and a public institution. Although it technically required only the couple’s consent, it usually involved the assistance of parents, the participation of neighbors, and the approval of administrators.
Taking measures across the medieval landscape: aspects of urban design before the Renaissance
Taking measures across the medieval landscape: aspects of urban design before the Renaissance By Keith D. Lilley Urban Morphology, Vol.2:2 (1998) Abstract: This…
British Museum to host “Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relic and Devotion in Medieval Europe”
The British Museum’s major summer exhibition explores the spiritual and artistic significance of Christian relics and reliquaries in medieval Europe. Featuring some of…
Guy Gavriel Kay to do online Q&A on May 3rd
The bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay will be taking questions online at a special web Q&A on Tuesday, May 3rd. The event will…
Maximilian and Astrology
Maximilian and Astrology By Darin Hayton Published Online – Draft chapter for the forthcoming book Nature, Knowledge, and Politics in the Holy Roman Empire…
Parochialization and patterns of patronage in 11th-century Sussex
Parochialization and patterns of patronage in 11th-century Sussex By Neil S. Rushton Sussex Archaeological Collections, Vol. 137 (1999) Abstract: The 11th century was…
The Order of Saint Lazarus in the Kingdom of Jerusalem
The Order of Saint Lazarus in the Kingdom of Jerusalem By C. Savona-Ventura Journal of the Monastic Military Orders, Vol.1 (2008) Introduction: The…
The Werewolf in Medieval Icelandic Literature
In northern regions much prominence is given to two kinds of shape-shifting: the ability to change into either a bear or a wolf, although the latter seems to have been more popular.
Is there a core moral code to all Arthurian narrative?
The knightly code of conduct prizes public virtue enters into direct competition with the laws of love, and characters are forced to choose between doing what is right in terms of the chivalric code, and what is right according to the rules of courtly love.
JOKE WORK AND SEX WORK: COURTIERS AND SOLDADEIRAS
JOKE WORK AND SEX WORK: COURTIERS AND SOLDADEIRAS By Benjamin M. Liu REEL: Revista Eletronica de de Estudos Literarios, No.5 (2009) Abstract: The…
The Peasant Diet: Image and Reality
There is no single image of the peasant as food consumer just as there is no single ‘reality’ of peasant standards of living in the Middle Ages. The peasants’ obsession with food in literature coincides with an equally popular upper-class assumption that what is actually eaten by the peasants is unpleasant to persons of breeding.
Sharing Meals with Non-Christians in Canon Law Commentaries, Circa 1160-1260: A Case Study in Legal Development
Sharing Meals with Non-Christians in Canon Law Commentaries, Circa 1160-1260: A Case Study in Legal Development By David M. Freidenreich Medieval Encounters, Vol.…
New perspectives on mortality in medieval England: a comparison of Winchester and New Colleges (c.1390-1540) with Benedictine monasteries at Canterbury, Westminster and Durham
New perspectives on mortality in medieval England: a comparison of Winchester and New Colleges (c.1390-1540) with Benedictine monasteries at Canterbury, Westminster and Durham…
The crusading plans during the fourteenth and fifteenth century
The crusade of this period is completely a different image which differs in the meanings and aims from the old ordinary plans.
Pre-Norman Crosses West Cheshire and the Norse Settlements around the Irish Sea
Pre-Norman Crosses West Cheshire and the Norse Settlements around the Irish Sea By J.D. Bu’Lock Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society,…
Royal Diplomacy in Renaissance Italy: Ferrante d’Aragona (1458-1494) and his Ambassadors
Royal Diplomacy in Renaissance Italy: Ferrante d’Aragona (1458-1494) and his Ambassadors By Paul M. Dover Mediterranean Studies, Volume 14, Number 1 (2005) Abstract:…
Medical ‘Emplotment’ and Plotting Medicine: Health and Disease in Late Medieval Portuguese Chronicles
Medical ‘Emplotment’ and Plotting Medicine: Health and Disease in Late Medieval Portuguese Chronicles By Iona McCleery Social History of Medicine (2011) Abstract: In…