Features Archive
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Medieval Jokes
Posted on August 30, 2013 | No CommentsDid medieval people tell jokes? Read some of the funny tales from the Facetiae, a 15th century bestseller. -
Castle for Sale in France: Chateau de Malvaux
Posted on August 28, 2013 | No CommentsChateau de Malvaux, which was built between the 12th to 14th centuries, is located in the heart of France about 300 kilometres south of Paris. -
Medieval Studies programs in the United States
Posted on August 25, 2013 | No CommentsHere is a list of medieval studies programs available in the United States, state by state. -
Pet Care Advice from the Middle Ages
Posted on August 11, 2013 | No CommentsMedieval people did have pet dogs, cats and other animals. Here is some of the advice they gave about taking proper care of these animals. -
Castle for Sale in France: Château-sur-Epte Castle
Posted on August 7, 2013 | No CommentsThis Anglo-Norman castle was built at the turn of the twelfth-century, and was on the front lines in the wars between England and France in the Middle Ages. Now a picturesque ruin, this would be a historian's dream! -
Medieval Medical Experiments
Posted on August 4, 2013 | No CommentsNo, this is not the next horror movie - we look at medical experiments done in the Middle Ages and find that medieval physicians did try to learn from experience. -
Ten Beautiful Medieval Maps
Posted on July 28, 2013 | No CommentsOur list of the best medieval maps - ten maps created between the sixth and sixteenth centuries, which offer unique views into how medieval people saw their world. -
The Night the Moon exploded and other Lunar tales from the Middle Ages
Posted on July 21, 2013 | No CommentsPeople in the Middle Ages asked what was the moon made of? How far away was it? Could it make my child vindictive? Here is what they found out. -
Bread in the Middle Ages
Posted on July 4, 2013 | No CommentsBread was the staple of life in the Middle Ages. You could also be called a heretic or go insane if you ate the wrong one. Includes medieval bread recipes. -
Medieval Pet Names
Posted on June 23, 2013 | No CommentsWhat did people in the Middle Ages name their dogs and cats? -
Castle for Sale in Portugal
Posted on June 17, 2013 | No CommentsAlso known as Saint Clement’s Castle, this fortress was built between 1599 and 1602 in order to defend the River Mira and town of Milfontes from pirate attacks. -
What did Dragons look like for the Vikings?
Posted on June 16, 2013 | No CommentsWhile the modern image of the dragons often depicts a beast that has four legs, leathery wings and breathes fire, the medieval image of the creature could be very different. In the article, 'Dragons in the Eddas and in Early Nordic Art,' Paul Ackey shows that the Vikings and Norse society had their own ideas of what dragons looked like. -
Top Ten ‘Medieval’ Commercials
Posted on June 11, 2013 | No CommentsUsing the Middle Ages is always a good way to sell stuff! Here are our top ten commercials that have something medieval in them. -
How to be a party-crasher in the Middle Ages
Posted on June 9, 2013 | No CommentsI'm the one who saved you the trouble of sending an invitation! -
Was the White Ship disaster mass murder?
Posted on May 21, 2013 | No CommentsIt was perhaps the worst maritime disaster of the Middle Ages, not just because it cost 300 lives, but because one of them was the heir to the Anglo-Norman Empire. One scholar has a theory that the sinking of the White Ship on the night of November 25, 1120 was not a tragic accident, rather a case of mass murder. -
Learning about the Middle Ages at Indiana University
Posted on May 16, 2013 | No CommentsIn 2008, I graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Medieval Archaeology, after completing a senior thesis focusing on Viking colonization and urban environments. How did I come to have such a specialized degree at a landlocked American university? Well, definitely not by following a straight and narrow path! -
The Medieval Archaeology Masters program at the University of York
Posted on May 13, 2013 | No CommentsDanielle Trynoski reviews the Master of Arts in Medieval Archaeology program at the University of York -
Book Review: Shadow on the Crown
Posted on May 4, 2013 | No CommentsA review of Patricia Bracewell's book: Shadow on the Crown. -
Did people in the Middle Ages take baths?
Posted on April 13, 2013 | No CommentsA closer look shows that baths and bathing were actually quite common in the Middle Ages, but in a different way than one might expect. -
Castle for Sale in Italy: Montegualandro Castle
Posted on April 4, 2013 | No CommentsThis castle for sale in Italy dates back to the ninth century and comes with a medieval church and prison -
Hug a Medievalists Day
Posted on March 30, 2013 | No CommentsEvery March 31st is International Hug a Medievalist Day! We interview Sarah Laseke, who started the day in 2011, on how she came up with the idea. -
Castle for Sale in Texas
Posted on March 20, 2013 | No CommentsThe medieval look includes two turrets, a moat-like walkway, and gargoyles along the walls! -
BOOKS: Happy St. Patrick Day! New reads to celebrate Medieval Ireland!
Posted on March 17, 2013 | No CommentsBOOKS: Happy St. Patrick Day! New reads to celebrate Medieval Ireland! -
Celtic Search Talk III: Irish Classical Studies and the Irish History of Troy
Posted on March 8, 2013 | No CommentsThis was part of a series of papers given at the University of Toronto in competition for a position in the Celtic Studies department. This paper focused on the reception of literature and the reception of the classics in medieval Ireland. -
Castle for Sale in Scotland
Posted on March 5, 2013 | No CommentsThis 14th-century Scottish keep is surrounded by an 18th-century estate with homes and gardens. Located the on the Isle of Bute, the current owners are renting out five of its cottages for tourists.
