Black Death (film)
Black Death Starring Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, David Warner and Carice Van Houten Synopsis: The year is 1348. Europe has fallen under the…
The Origins of Muslim Prayer: Sixth and Seventh century religious influences on the Salat ritual
The Origins of Muslim Prayer: Sixth and Seventh century religious influences on the Salat ritual By Justin Paul Heinz Master’s Thesis, University of…
The medieval English begging poem
The medieval English begging poem By Dave Henderson PhD Dissertation, University of Missouri, 2008 Abstract: Since the only consistent feature of medieval English…
From Eve To Eve: Women’s Dreaming In The Middle Ages And Renaissance
In fictionalized accounts of women’s dreams from Old and Middle English texts, women’s dreams are repeatedly connected with the concept of deception, portraying the woman dreamer in the position of deceived, deceiver, or both.
An English Royal Wedding – from the Middle Ages
A recent article has detailed the wedding of an English princess in the fourteenth century, showing how lavish the Middle Ages could be.…
Hildegard of Bingen: Upholding the Status Quo through Innovation
Hildegard of Bingen: Upholding the Status Quo through Innovation By Laura Bock 2009 Winner of the James Madison University Academic Writing Contest (2009) Introduction: Hildegard of…
Viking weather-vane practices in medieval France
This paper discusses the apparent influence and, even, spread of Viking weather-vane practices to countries outside the Scandinavian area.
Underwear in the Maciejowski Bible
Underwear in the Maciejowski Bible By Constanza de Mendoza (Sunny Buchler) Published Online (2010) Abstract: This article is about the men’s and women’s…
Constructing the Headdresses of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
Constructing the Headdresses of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries By Marie Vibbert (Lyonnete Vibert) Known World Costume Symposium Proceedings (2005) Introduction: From the…
Landscape organisation, identity and change; territoriality and hagiography in medieval west Cornwall
Landscape organisation, identity and change; territoriality and hagiography in medieval west Cornwall By David Harvey Landscape Research, Vol.25:2 (2000) Abstract: From a starting…
Genoese Trade with Syria in the Twelfth Century
Genoese Trade with Syria in the Twelfth Century By Eugene H Byrne The American Historical Review, Vol.25:2 (1920) Introduction: The economic significance of…
The face of Owain Glyndŵr revealed
Researchers in Wales have digitally reconstructed the face of Owain Glyndŵr, the Welsh ruler who waged a revolt against English rule in the…
Medieval Castle in Wales reopens to the public
Cadw, the Welsh Assembly Government’s heritage service, has announced that Old Beaupré Castle in southern Wales will re-open following its closure due to…
A note on the history of handling in ports: from ancient to medieval cranes
A note on the history of handling in ports: from ancient to medieval cranes By Zrnic N., Hoffmann K., Bosnjak S. Paper given…
Scholar discovers 6th-century Ethiopian Old Testament
A doctoral student at Durham University in England has discovered the existence of the oldest known copies of books of the Ethiopic Old…
Mann and Men in a Medieval State: The Geographies of Power in the Middle Ages
Mann and Men in a Medieval State: The Geographies of Power in the Middle Ages By Rhys Jones Transactions of the Institute of British…
Slavery or freedom? The causes of early medieval Europe’s economic advancement
Slavery or freedom? The causes of early medieval Europe’s economic advancement By Joachim Henning Early Medieval Europe, Volume 12, Issue 3 (2003) Introduction: After…
The eleven plagues of Edinburgh
The eleven plagues of Edinburgh By W. J. MacLennan Proceedings of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Vol.31 (2001) Introduction: Much has…
Spiritual woman warrior : the construction of Joan of Arc in contemporary children’s literature
Spiritual woman warrior : the construction of Joan of Arc in contemporary children’s literature By Melanie J. Fishbane Master’s Thesis, Concordia University, 2003…
A Remarrying Widow: Law and Legal Records in Late Medieval London
A Remarrying Widow: Law and Legal Records in Late Medieval London By Shannon McSheffrey Worth and Repute: Valuing Gender in Late Medieval and…
Medieval Feast at Durham University
A variety of authentic medieval foods will be served at a sold-out banquet at Durham University on March 9th. Organised by university’s Institute…
Archaeologists explore Battle of Bannockburn site
Excavations have taken place at Bannockburn battlefield to see if there are any medieval finds from the famous 1314 battle. Archaeologists have investigated…
The Lost Libraries of Transylvania: Some Examples from the 15th and 16th Centuries
The Lost Libraries of Transylvania: Some Examples from the 15th and 16th Centuries By Adinel Dinca Paper given at the 75th IFLA World…
Medieval building stone at the Tower of London
Although much has been written about the Tower of London and its buildings, the different types of building stone used have been largely ignored.
Reading the texts of Henryson’s Fables
Reading the texts of Henryson’s Fables By Kevin J. McGinley The Bottle Imp, Issue 4 (2008) Introduction: Robert Henryson is undoubtedly one of…