Medieval North European Spindles and Whorls
This document discusses spindle whorls and shafts found throughout the areas Scandinavians lived in during the Middle Ages (800-1500 CE).
The Turks with the Grand Catalan Company, 1305-1312
The campaigns of a band of Spanish mercenary soldiers, under the terrifying Roger de Flor, in the Byzantine lands of the early fourteenth century are fully documented by medieval and contemporary historians.
Sex and the single saint physicality in Anglo-Saxon female saints’ lives
This study examines the treatment of the female body in several Anglo-Saxon saints’ lives.
Historical Fencing Footwear: “What shoes to train in?” Ask instead, what did Medieval and Renaissance fighters wear?
Historical Fencing Footwear: “What shoes to train in?” Ask instead, what did Medieval and Renaissance fighters wear? Clements, John ARMA, The Association of Medieval…
Ecclesiastical Politics as Reflected in the Mural Paintings of San Pietro al Monte at Civate
Ecclesiastical Politics as Reflected in the Mural Paintings of San Pietro al Monte at Civate By Naomi Meiri-Dann Assaph – Studies in Art…
THE WILL AND SOCIETY IN MEDIEVAL CATALONIA AND LANGUEDOC, 800-1200
THE WILL AND SOCIETY IN MEDIEVAL CATALONIA AND LANGUEDOC, 800-1200 Taylor, Nathaniel Lane PhD Philosopy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, April (1995) Abstract Some three…
Charting the “Rise of the West”: Manuscripts and Printed Books in Europe, A Long-Term Perspective from the Sixth through Eighteenth Centuries
This article estimates the development of manuscripts and printed books in Western Europe over the course of thirteen centuries
The origin of the European “Medieval Warm Period”
The origin of the European “Medieval Warm Period” By H. Goosse, O. Arzel, J. Luterbacher, M. E. Mann, H. Renssen, N. Riedwyl, A.…
PORTENCROSS CASTLE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION DATA STRUCTURE REPORT PROJECT 2597
PORTENCROSS CASTLE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION DATA STRUCTURE REPORT PROJECT 2597 Rennie, Christine Guard, Glasgow University (2005) Abstract In April 2008, Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD)…
Papal Intervention In England in the Thirteenth Century
John came to power the year following Innocent III and died three months after Innocent. These two men fought a titanic struggle over papal prerogatives and the rights of kingship as it relates to the Church.
Bones of Contention: The Justifications for Relic Thefts in the Middle Ages
As the devotion to relics grew, so did the theft of these prized relics. The popularity of relic thefts peaked in Western Europe during the ninth, tenth, and eleventh centuries.
Nicholas of Cusa’s Intellectual Relationship to Anselm of Canterbury
Nicholas of Cusa’s Intellectual Relationship to Anselm of Canterbury Hopkins, Jasper The Catholic University of America Press, Washington, D.C. (2006) Abstract During this…
Sex, Heresy and Academic Rivalry in Abelard’s Historia calamitatum
Historia calamitatum is closer to autobiography than to any other genre, despite its being structured as a letter. T
The Means of Agricultural Production: Muscle and Tools
The Means of Agricultural Production: Muscle and Tools Bryer, Anthony The Economic History of Byzantium: From the Seventh through the Fifteenth Century, Dumbarton Oaks Research…
Toward a New History of Medieval Theatre: Assessing the Written and Unwritten Evidence for Indigenous Performance Practices
Toward a New History of Medieval Theatre: Assessing the Written and Unwritten Evidence for Indigenous Performance Practices Symes, Carol (Department of History, University of…
Dialectical Heroes: Robin Hood and King Arthur Across Time, Genre and Politics
Dialectical Heroes: Robin Hood and King Arthur Across Time, Genre and Politics By Stephen Knight Research Papers in the Humanities No.6 (2007) Introduction:…
Horses and Crossbows: Two Important Warfare Advantages of the Teutonic Order in Prussia
The combination of these two developments made it possible for the Order’s garrisons to withstand long sieges, provided they had sufficient supplies of food, weapons and crossbow bolts.
Contradictory Responses to the Wife of Bath as evidenced by Fifteenth-Century Manuscript Variants
Contradictory Responses to the Wife of Bath as evidenced by Fifteenth-Century Manuscript Variants Kennedy, Beverly The Canterbury Tales Project: Occasional Papers Vol.2, edited by Norman Blake…
The Passion, the Jews, and the Crisis of the Individual on the Naumburg West Choir Screen
The Passion, the Jews, and the Crisis of the Individual on the Naumburg West Choir Screen Jung, Jacqueline E. Beyond the Yellow Badge: Anti-Judaism and Anti-Semitism…
“Our father has won a great victory”: the authorship of Berenguela’s account of the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, 1212
“Our father has won a great victory”: the authorship of Berenguela’s account of the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, 1212 By Theresa…
French Connections: The Significance of the Fleurs-de-Lis in the Mosaic of King Roger II of Sicily in the Church of Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio, Palermo
French Connections: The Significance of the Fleurs-de-Lis in the Mosaic of King Roger II of Sicily in the Church of Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio,…
Byzantium and the Crusades
Articles about the Byzantine empire and the Crusades: Expeditio persica of Heraclius: Holy War or Crusade?, by Nicola Bergamo The Treaty of Devol…
Crusading in the Later Middle Ages (14th – 16th centuries)
List of articles about crusading in the Later Middle Ages: Writing and Imagining the Crusade in Fifteenth-Century Burgundy: The Case of the Expedition…
Crusades and Crusading in the Thirteenth Century
Articles about the Crusades in the Middle East during the 13th century, and the fall of the Crusader States by 1291: Legitimizing a…
The Crusader States in the Twelfth Century
Alice of Antioch and the rebellion against Fulk of Anjou, by Adriana R. de Almeida Frontier Warfare in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem:…