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The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail
Posted on October 12, 2012 | No CommentsW. Jeffrey Bolster takes us through a millennium-long environmental history of our impact on one of the largest ecosystems in the world. -
Interview with Sarah Gristwood, author of Blood Sisters: The Hidden Lives of the Women Behind the Wars of the Roses
Posted on October 5, 2012 | No CommentsIt was really Margaret of Anjou, Henry VI's wife, with her ambition and determination - her refusal to let the Duke of York assume control, after her husband had fallen into a catatonic stupor - that kickstarted the civil war. -
BOOK REVIEW: Edric the Wild
Posted on October 2, 2012 | No CommentsA book review of the new release "Edric the Wild", by Jayden Woods -
The Life and Miracles of St. Margaret of Cortona (1247 – 1297)
Posted on September 26, 2012 | No CommentsMargaret’s extraordinary career brings the historian closer to the early development of the Franciscans and the Order of Penance; it tells us much about how women saints were described, and about how civic cults of saints emerged. -
‘Alfred’s Wars’ wins Medieval Military History Book of the Year
Posted on September 18, 2012 | No CommentsA book on Anglo-Saxon warfare, researched and written by Dr Ryan Lavelle, a lecturer at the University of Winchester, has won the prestigious Verbruggen Prize from the international society De Re Militari. -
The Life and Miracles of Thekla: A Literary Study
Posted on September 16, 2012 | No CommentsWhat is this story and why is Egeria reading it at the shrine in Seleukeia? -
Fashioning Change: The Trope of Clothing in High- and Late-Medieval England
Posted on September 2, 2012 | No CommentsMedieval European culture was obsessed with clothing. In Fashioning Change: The Trope of Clothing in High-and Late-Medieval England, Andrea Denny-Brown explores the central impact of clothing in medieval ideas about impermanence and the ethical stakes of human transience. -
Back to School Books! Medieval Education
Posted on August 25, 2012 | No CommentsGet back into the school groove with these books on medieval education! -
Review: The Medieval Anarchy: History In An Hour
Posted on August 25, 2012 | No CommentsThe latest ebook from History In An Hour, The Medieval Anarchy aims to give the reader a relatively quick look at events during the reign of King Stephen (1135-1154), a period of civil war throughout the Anglo-Norman empire. -
Fatal Colours: Towton 1461 – England’s Most Brutal Battle
Posted on August 22, 2012 | No CommentsThe battle of Towton in 1461 was unique in its ferocity and brutality, as the armies of two kings of England engaged with murderous weaponry and in appalling conditions to conclude the first War of the Roses -
A Companion and Guide to the Norman Conquest
Posted on August 19, 2012 | No CommentsPeter Bramley’s beautifully illustrated field guide and companion to the Norman Conquest gives full details of both the events and the personalities associated with each of these sites, together with the historical background and the reasons for the end of Anglo-Saxon rule. -
The Cosmography of Aethicus Ister
Posted on August 16, 2012 | No CommentsOne of the most skilful forgeries of the Middle Ages, the Cosmography of Aethicus Ister has puzzled scholars for over 150 years, not least because of its challenging Latinity. -
Looking at animals in human history
Posted on August 14, 2012 | No CommentsTaking in a wide range of visual and textual materials, Linda Kalof unearths many surprising and revealing examples of our depictions of animals. -
How Venice almost got a second head of Saint Mark the Evangelist
Posted on July 13, 2012 | No CommentsIn 1419, Venice was almost able to get a second head of Saint Mark the Evangelist. -
Jews and Magic in Medici Florence
Posted on July 13, 2012 | No CommentsBetween 1615 and 1620, Benedetto Blanis (c.1580-c.1647), a Jewish scholar and businessman in the Florentine ghetto, sent 196 letters to Don Giovanni dei Medici (1567-1621), an influential member of the ruling family. -
Reassessing the Roles of Women as ‘Makers’ of Medieval Art and Architecture
Posted on July 12, 2012 | No CommentsThis two-volume set proposes a renewed way of framing the debate around the history of medieval art and architecture to highlight the multiple roles played by women. -
REVIEW – The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England
Posted on July 9, 2012 | No CommentsDan Jones is an acclaimed English historian and award winning journalist. -
Why the Middle Ages Matter: Medieval Light on Modern Injustice
Posted on July 2, 2012 | No CommentsWhy the Middle Ages Matter refreshes our thinking about this historical era, and our own, by looking at some pressing concerns from today’s world, asking how these issues were really handled in the medieval period, and showing why the past matters now. -
Medieval Garments Reconstructed: Norse Clothing Patterns
Posted on June 25, 2012 | No CommentsA practical guide to making your own Norse Viking garment! -
Medieval reads for Dad!
Posted on June 15, 2012 | No CommentsFather’s Day is just around the corner - here are some fun medieval reads to make his day special! -
The Great Beginning of Cîteaux
Posted on June 11, 2012 | No CommentsIt is a book of history and lore, often with miraculous stories, meant to continue a great spiritual tradition, and it is also a book meant to justify and repair the Order. The Exordium magnum was in part an effort to provide a historical and formative context for those who were to be Cistercians in the thirteenth century. -
What Happened to Aged Priests in the Late Middle Ages?
Posted on June 9, 2012 | No CommentsWhile it might seem that disease and war made it unlikely that someone would survive to old age in ancient and medieval times, many men and women did live on into their 60s, 70s and even older. A new book, On Old Age: Approaching Death in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, explores some aspects of being elderly hundreds of years ago. -
Royal Armouries selling sponsor copies of the world’s oldest surviving fight book!
Posted on June 6, 2012 | No CommentsJust in case you get into a street fight...here’s what to do ;) A serious medieval combat book for summer! -
New book offers translation of medieval Islamic debate
Posted on June 6, 2012 | No CommentsThe candid nature of the debate and the instincts of the characters to speak freely and to openly question basic Islamic and religious tenets forces readers to challenge widely held views of Islam and religious freedom, especially during the Middle Ages. -
The Medieval Cookbook and The Classical Cookbook published in revised editions
Posted on June 4, 2012 | No CommentsThe Getty Museum and British Museum have published two cookbooks for those wanting to try recipes dating back to the Middle Ages or ancient times.