Medievalists.net » Medievalists.net http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 New Richard III Art Exhibit Opens Today http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/06/new-richard-iii-art-exhibit-opens-today/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/06/new-richard-iii-art-exhibit-opens-today/#comments Wed, 06 May 2015 11:19:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58077 Renowned Leicester artist exhibit of the reinterment of Richard III at Leicester Cathedral opens today

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/06/new-richard-iii-art-exhibit-opens-today/feed/ 0 Katherine of Alexandria: Decline of an Empire http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/27/katherine-of-alexandria-decline-of-an-empire/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/27/katherine-of-alexandria-decline-of-an-empire/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:46:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57908 According to hagiographers, (C)Katherine was a princess, the daughter of Roman governor named Constus. She was well educated, beautiful and highly intelligent. She converted to Christianity at the age of 13 or 14 and caught the eye of the Roman Emperor, Maxentius (278-318 AD).

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/27/katherine-of-alexandria-decline-of-an-empire/feed/ 0 10 Cool Facts about Saint Catherine http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/22/10-cool-facts-about-saint-catherine/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/22/10-cool-facts-about-saint-catherine/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2015 14:56:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57796 Saint Catherine of Alexandria and her wheel have been well recognized symbols since the beginning of the Middle Ages. Here are 10 interesting tidbits about Saint Catherine:

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/books-of-art-20-medieval-and-renaissance-women-reading/feed/ 0 Byzantine influences on Western aristocratic illuminated manuscripts http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/03/byzantine-influences-western-aristocratic-illuminated-manuscripts/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/03/byzantine-influences-western-aristocratic-illuminated-manuscripts/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2015 05:57:23 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48742 The main subject of this study is an outstanding twelfth-century psalter produced in Normandy which has clear Eastern influences, both in terms of technical conception and iconography.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/03/byzantine-influences-western-aristocratic-illuminated-manuscripts/feed/ 0 Philippa Langley: The End of Richard III and the Beginning of Henry I http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/27/philippa-langley-the-end-of-richard-iii-and-the-beginning-of-henry-i/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/27/philippa-langley-the-end-of-richard-iii-and-the-beginning-of-henry-i/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:47:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57188 Amidst all the excitement, and the whirlwind that was Richard III's reburial in Leicester, I managed to catch up with one of the world's most famous Ricardians, 'the Kingfinder', Philippa Langley.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/27/philippa-langley-the-end-of-richard-iii-and-the-beginning-of-henry-i/feed/ 0 The Road to Richard: The Reburial of the Last Plantagenet http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/23/the-road-to-richard-the-reburial-of-the-last-plantagenet/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/23/the-road-to-richard-the-reburial-of-the-last-plantagenet/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:29:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57060 While there have been outcries over the pomp and circumstance surrounding Richard’s extravagant burial, there has also been a renewed sense of pride and upswing in popularity for this much maligned monarch.

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