The Medieval Magazine (Volume 2 Issue 22)
This issue looks at where King Harold fell, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, London in 7 drinks, and much more!
Isabelle of Angoulême: Jezebel of the Middle Ages?
Matthew Paris said that, ‘she ought to be called a wicked Jezebel, rather than Isabel.’
Did Medieval People Believe in King Arthur?
By Danièle Cybulskie If you’ve ever had your doubts that King Arthur was a real, living, breathing human being at some point, you’re…
The Medieval Magazine (Volume 2 Issue 21)
This issue looks at Point Rosee, The Battle of the Bastards, remedies for infertility, and much more! Inside this issue: About the Festival…
Can you move in armour? An Experiment in Mythbusting
In this video we have recreated the deeds of the famous knight Jean le Maingre, known as Boucicaut, which were put in writing in the early 15th century.
Medieval Mysteries: Miscellanies and Mix Tapes
By Danièle Cybulskie In thinking this week about the medieval mysteries we’ll never solve, it struck me that one of the most fun…
Book Review: Assassin’s Creed: Trial by Fire
By Danièle Cybulskie Assassin’s Creed: Trial by Fire, a compilation of the first five comic books in the new Assassin’s Creed series, comes…
Christine the Astonishing
Christine’s life is one of the most fascinating holy stories I’ve read
Anne of Bohemia, Queen of England
By Susan Abernethy King Richard II’s first wife Anne has the distinction of being the only English queen from Bohemia. The marriage was…
The Fantastical Shoemaker and the Head of Death
This twisted tale comes from Walter Map’s twelfth-century miscellany De Nugis Curialium or Courtiers’ Trifles
Saint Eadburh, Daughter of King Edward the Elder
By Susan Abernethy Eadburh, daughter of King Edward the Elder and grand-daughter of King Alfred the Great, was dedicated to the Nunnaminster at…
Jeanne de Valois, Queen of France and Duchess of Berri
By Susan Abernethy Jeanne de Valois was the daughter, sister, and wife of kings. She was born with disabilities and suffered through a…
The Poetry of Trauma: On the Crécy Dead
By Danièle Cybulskie Time and again, I’ve heard medieval knights referred to as “killing machines”, bred for a lifetime of battle and destruction.…
Epistolae: Letters of Medieval Women
Like a lot of historians, I’m hugely interested in reading primary sources – the words of medieval people themselves – but it can often be difficult to find them. Lucky for us, Dr. Joan Ferrante and her team have made a website that features letters to and from medieval women, all translated into English, all for free.
The Ideal Medieval Hospital: St. John of Jerusalem
Let’s take five minutes to look at what may be the most famous hospital of the Middle Ages: The Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem
Grief and Spiritual Crisis in the Middle Ages
Existential crises and questions of faith in times of hardship are not modern phenomena. Medieval people routinely questioned their faith, most poignantly when it came to death.