Abelard the Scholar
Abelard the Scholar By Helen Steele Published Online Introduction: The twelfth century was a time of great intellectual ferment: at the forefront of…
The burning at Mont-Aime: Thibaut of Champagne’s preparations for the Barons’ Crusade of 1239
A little more than a month before he planned to go on crusade to the Holy Land, Thibaut IV of Champagne (1201–1253) presided over one of the largest burnings of heretics ever to take place in northern France, in which some 180 people were executed.
Illuminating Fashion: Dress in the Art of Medieval France and the Netherlands – new exhibition at The Morgan Library and Museum
Medieval fashion, as seen in the manuscripts and early printed books from the Later Middle Ages, is the subject of a new exhibition…
The Emergence of the Cult of the Virgin Mary as the Patron Saint of Seafarers
Through the ages, Christian seafarers have had recourse to a number of saints in search of protection against the many perils of the sea.
The merchant of Genoa : the Crusades, the Genoese and the Latin East, 1187-1220s
The merchant of Genoa : the Crusades, the Genoese and the Latin East, 1187-1220s By Merav Mack PhD Dissertation, University of Cambridge, 2003…
Name Change as a Consequence of Monastic Ownership
Name Change as a Consequence of Monastic Ownership By Jan Agertz Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress of Onomastic Sciences (2009) Abstract: The…
Dr. Tomás Ó Carragáin wins award for Irish Medieval Studies
Dr. Tomás Ó Carragáin, a lecturer at University College Cork, has been awarded the inaugural Four Courts Press Michael Adams Prize in Irish…
An early Mercian hegemony: Penda and overkingship in the seventh century
After an exploration of the sources available for Penda’s kingship the central section of the piece consists of a consideration of the extent of Penda’s hegemony, followed by a detailed analysis of the mechanisms sustaining it.
Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources project nears completion
A huge number of students ranging from linguists to those studying coins and family ancestry are benefiting from a 100 year project to…
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…