Widows in the Early Middle Ages: Between Freedom and Exclusion
Widows in the Early Middle Ages: Between Freedom and Exclusion By Aneta Pieniądz Acta Poloniae Historica, Vo.98 (2008) Introduction: The acceptance of Christianity by…
New Online Course: The Middle Ages and the Modern World: Facts and Fiction
2015 brought a lot of interesting opportunities for our Five-Minute Medievalist, Danièle Cybulskie, including the chance to use her expertise to create a new, fully online course on medievalism in collaboration with Conestoga College.
The Church as a Woman: The Gendered Rhetoric of the Feminine Divine
This study investigates just a small aspect of the subject, namely Hildegard’s use of gendered rhetoric in her portrayal of the personified church.
Call for Papers: Opuscula: Short Texts of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Opuscula is a new high-quality peer-reviewed, on-line journal/text-series published by Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the University of Saskatchewan and specializing in short texts of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Epiphany: Three Kings Day
A look at the history behind Epiphany and Twelfth Night.
The Medieval Magazine: The Book of Kells (Issue 49)
This week we take a look at The Book of Kells, one of the greatest manuscripts of the Middle Ages. Learn more about medieval Ireland, as well as sleeping in the Middle Ages and an Anglo-Saxon princess.
Anniversaries, Feasts and Commemoration in the Middle Ages
The medieval ways of commemorating and celebrating, and what their purpose was.
The influence of Christianity on medicine from Graeco-Roman times up to the Renaissance
When Christianity became the state religion in the 4th century, the Church Fathers became increasingly authoritarian regarding the practice of medicine which was to be based on their interpretation of Galen.
How did people sleep in the Middle Ages?
A recent book on the history of sleeping shows that during the Middle Ages people typically slept in two periods during the night.
TV Preview: Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
Viewers in the United Kingdom will be the first to see Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands, as the new series premieres on ITV tonight at 7:00 pm. American viewers will need to wait until January 23rd, when the Esquire Network begins airing episodes.
A Medieval Guide to Predicting the Year
It’s January 1st and you want to know how the year will go? You can use this handy guide, written by a 14th century Italian merchant, in which he offers what to expect throughout year, based on which day January 1st falls on.
Medieval Hangover Cures
Here are a few hangover cures from days gone by, because people who partied like it was 1399 also needed a little help the morning after.