This coming week I’ll be featuring summaries on some of my favourites sessions and papers from #KZOO2015. I kicked off my first session on Thursday with the Magna Carta.
2015 Toronto Old English Colloquium
April 21, 2015 By
The annual Toronto Old English Colloquium will be taking place at the Centre for Medieval Studies in the University of Toronto, on Friday, May 1st, 2015.
Midlands Viking Symposium to take place this week
April 19, 2015 By
From burials in boats to the perceived magical properties of runic charms, members of the public are invited to come together at the University of Leicester to learn about the latest research developments in the world of Vikings during the annual Midlands Viking Symposium on Saturday 25 April.
Magna Carta: The Road to Runnymede
April 14, 2015 By
A look at the creation of the British Library’s Magna Carta: Law, Liberty, Legacy exhibition.
What do we really know about King Richard III? Explore his history this Saturday at the University of Leicester
March 19, 2015 By
Factual and fictional portrayals of the last Plantagenet King explored at public open day on Saturday 21 March
Historian discovers evidence of malaria from the Early Middle Ages
March 17, 2015 By
In his paper, ‘Malaria and Malaria-Like Disease in the Frankish Empire, c.450-950, Timothy Newfield examines over fifty references to illnesses which appear in Merovingian and Carolingian sources
Medieval Academy of America Meeting – Day 3
March 15, 2015 By
The annual meeting of the Medieval Academy of America is taking place at the University of Notre Dame from March 12-14, 2015 – here are some of the tweets from the final day.
Medieval Academy of America Meeting – Day 2
March 13, 2015 By
The annual meeting of the Medieval Academy of America is taking place at the University of Notre Dame from March 12-14, 2015 – here are some of the tweets from Day 2
Medieval Academy of America Meeting – Day 1
March 13, 2015 By
The annual meeting of the Medieval Academy of America is taking place at the University of Notre Dame from March 12-14, 2015 – here are some of the tweets from Day 1!
Discovering hidden music in the Bestiary of Love
March 13, 2015 By
Elizabeth Eva Leach speaks on ‘Richard de Fournival Across the Disciplines’
Environmental Crusading: The Teutonic Knight’s Impact After the Baltic Crusades
March 12, 2015 By
Environmental archaeologist and Professor of Archeology at Reading, Dr. Aleks Pluskowski, examined Malbork and several other sites across Eastern and Northern Europe in his recent paper, The Ecology of Crusading: The Environmental Impact of Holy War, Colonisation, and Religious Conversion in the Medieval Baltic. Pluskowski is keenly interested in the impact the Teutonic Knights and Christian colonisation had on the region. His ambitious 4 year project on the ecological changes in this area recently came to a close at the end of 2014.
Visualizing the Body: A Symposium in Honor of the 500th Anniversary of Vesalius’ Birth
February 10, 2015 By
Thank-you to Kele Cable of the University of Minnesota for allowing us to post his Storify account of the Visualizing the Body Symposium, held in November 2014
Call for Papers: Power of the Bishop in Western Europe 1000-1300: Episcopal Personalities
February 4, 2015 By
Cardiff University is pleased to announce the up-coming symposium on the episcopal office in the Middle Ages, to be held 10-12 June 2015.
Trowbridge Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Conference
January 30, 2015 By
Trowbridge, home to one of the 25 barons elected to enforce Magna Carta, will be hosting an entertaining event at the Civic Centre on 25th April 2015, with a full day of informative seminars by some of the country’s leading historians.
‘Iceland: Land of Fire, Ice and Vikings’ symposium takes place next month
January 27, 2015 By
Those interested in Iceland’s history and future will be gathering at California Lutheran University next month for the 16th Annual Nordic Spirit Symposium. The two-day conference’s theme is ‘Iceland: Land of Fire, Ice and Vikings’.
A peasant is a peasant, is a peasant? : Medieval Maritime Peasant Lives
January 26, 2015 By
A peasant is a peasant, is a peasant…or is s/he? Was the life of a peasant who lived in the coastal regions of England the same as that of the peasant who made his livelihood toiling on the land for his local lord?
Ten Papers to Look Forward to at the 2015 International Medieval Congress
January 25, 2015 By
The 2015 International Medieval Congress will be held this year at the University of Leeds from July 6th to July 9th.
Ten papers to look forward to at the 50th International Congress on Medieval Studies
January 24, 2015 By
What will be taking place at Kalamazoo this year.
Call for Papers. Place and Space in the Medieval World Conference
December 9, 2014 By
Conference taking place at the University of York from May 29th-31st, 2015
‘De civitatis utriusque, terrenae scilicet et caelestis’: Foundation Narratives and the Epic Portrayal of the First Crusade
December 5, 2014 By
My summary of a paper given at the Institute of Historical research on the accounts of Antioch and Jerusalem during the First Crusade.
Emperor Zar’a Ya’eqob (1434-68) And The Christianization Of Medieval Ethiopia
November 20, 2014 By
One of the most important figures in Ethiopian Christianity was the 15th century Emperor Zar’a Ya’eqob.
Bede’s Temple as History
October 28, 2014 By
Another IHR paper, this time, a talk given about Bede’s writing and his interest in the image of the Temple and its relation to Christianity. This paper also examined how Bede’s views shifted over time. How did Bede view Judaism? Was he truly ambivalent?
Does a Reformation End?: Rethinking Religious Simulation in Sixteenth-Century Italy
October 21, 2014 By
A paper examining the Italian Reformation.
The Episcopal Body and Sexuality in Late Medieval England
October 15, 2014 By
How was long-term celibacy thought to affect the health of religious men? How could medical knowledge help clerics to achieve bodily purity?
CONFERENCES: Arnold Fitz Thedmar: an Early London chronicler
October 4, 2014 By
Another fascinating paper given at the Institute for Historical Research in central London. For those of you interested in chronicles, urban history and London, this paper was definitely for you. Ian Stone discussed his dissertation about thirteenth century London through the eyes of wealthy Alderman, Arnold Fitz Thedmar.
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