The Papacy, Crusading, and the Jews in the Central Middle Ages
The Papacy, Crusading, and the Jews in the Central Middle Ages By Rebecca Rist Paper given at the 46th International Congress on Medieval…
Ager Damascenus : views on the place of Adam’s creation
Ager Damascenus : views on the place of Adam’s creation By Anthony Hilhorst Warszawskie Studia Teologiczne, Vol.20:2 (2007) Introduction: In about the middle…
Out of Many, One?: the voice(s) in the crusade ideology of Las Navas de Tolosa
Out of Many, One?: the voice(s) in the crusade ideology of Las Navas de Tolosa By Edward Lawrence Holt Honor’s Thesis, Duke University,…
The history and archaeology of Great Moravia: an introduction
The history and archaeology of Great Moravia: an introduction By Florin Curta Early Medieval Europe, Vol.17:3 (2009) Introduction: Historical geography is not in…
Luca della Robbia as maiolica producer : artists and artisans in fifteenth-century Florence
Luca della Robbia as maiolica producer : artists and artisans in fifteenth-century Florence By Alicia Marie LaTore Honor’s Thesis, Wheaton College, 2009 Introduction:…
The Eclipsed Scourge: The Pestilence of 1361 and the Origins of the English Peasants’ Revolt of 1381
The Eclipsed Scourge: The Pestilence of 1361 and the Origins of the English Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 By Benjamin Harry Farr Bachelor of…
Call for Abstracts: Game of Thrones and Philosophy
Call for Abstracts: Game of Thrones and Philosophy Edited by Henry Jacoby The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series Abstracts and subsequent essays…
Beziers 1209: The Great Butchery
This short documentary is based on the writings of William of Tuleda and detail the fall and massacre of the town of Beziers…
Digital Images of Yale’s Vast Cultural Collections Now Available for Free
Scholars, artists and other individuals around the world will enjoy free access to online images of millions of objects housed in Yale’s museums,…
In royal absence: The making of an Icelandic aristocracy, 1271–1387
As Iceland became part of the Norwegian kingship 1262–1264, a new power structure in the shape of an Icelandic aristocracy appointed by the…
“Viking” North America: The North American Public’s Understanding of Its Norse Heritage
“Viking” North America: The North American Public’s Understanding of Its Norse Heritage By Megan Arnott Paper given at the 46th International Congress on…
The Prince, the Assassin and the Mongols
On a night in June 1272, in the Crusader city of Acre, the English prince Edward and his wife Eleanor were asleep when a spy came asking to meet with Edward.
The Costume of the Byzantine Emperors and Empresses
The garments which each participant wore were part of a highly developed dress code that identified an individual’s rank and social status.
Archaeological team to investigate medieval town in East Africa
An exceptionally well-preserved example of a medieval Swahili stonetown on the coast of East Africa will be excavated by an international team of…
Archaeological Investigations at Songo Mnara, Tanzania, 2009
Archaeological Investigations at Songo Mnara, Tanzania, 2009 By Stephanie Wynne-Jones and Jeffrey Fleisher Nyame Akuma: Bulletin of the Society of Africanist Archaeologists, Vol.…
Remains of Gawthorpe Hall discovered in Yorkshire
Archaeologists from the University of York are revealing intriguing traces – hidden for more than two centuries – of the forerunner of one…
The forgotten children of medieval London
Teenagers today may think they have it tough but adolescents in medieval London had a much harder life. In the early 1500s young…
Was the Song of Roland a Military Satire?
Was the Song of Roland a Military Satire? By Bernard S. Bachrach Paper given at the Early Medieval Warfare session at the 46th…
The Italian Doctor during the Black Death
The Italian Doctor during the Black Death By Quinn Wilson Vexillum: The Undergraduate Journal of Classical and Medieval Studies, Vol.1 (2011) Introduction: Italy…
Love of God or Hatred of Your Enemy? The Emotional Voices of the Crusades
Love of God or Hatred of Your Enemy? The Emotional Voices of the Crusades By Sophia Menache Mirabilia, Vol. 10 (2010) Abstract: The…
“Who Will Break The Deer?”: Lord and Huntsman in Medieval English Hunting Ritual
“Who Will Break The Deer?”: Lord and Huntsman in Medieval English Hunting Ritual By Ryan Judkins Hayes Forum Conference Paper (2009) Abstract: The…
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Representation of Animals in His Works
Leonardo studied both the anatomy and physiology of animals in order to render them with scientific precision.
The Chronicle of George Hamartolos, an Old Russian MS of the 14th Century
The Chronicle of George Hamartolos, an Old Russian MS of the 14th Century By Ol’ga A. Kniazevskaia Polata Knigopisnaia: an Information Bulletin Devoted…
The Viking Sagas to be aired on BBC 4
The BBC will be airing a show examining Iceland’s medieval history this week. The Viking Sagas will first be see on Tuesday, May…
International Gothic: Art and Culture in Medieval England and Hungary c. 1400
International Gothic: Art and Culture in Medieval England and Hungary c. 1400 By M. R. Palmer Eger Journal of English Studies, Vol.7 (2007)…