Dallas Medieval Texts and Translations
The Dallas Medieval Texts and Translations project was started several years at the University of Dallas and is building a collection of medieval Latin…
Montague Heritage Services
With a resume that ranges from Hollywood films to national museums, Montague Heritage Services has proven itself as a successful medieval re-enactment business.…
Interview with Anthony Adams
A video interview with Anthony Adams, Assistant Professor of English at Brown University. We talk about Adams the book Professor Adams is currently…
Anthea Boylston – The Towton Mass Grave Project
Anthea Boylston of the University of Bradford discusses the Towton Mass Grave Project – in 1996 a mass burial pit was discovered at the site of the Battle of Towton, a major battle fought in 1461 during England’s War of the Roses.
Interview with Director Margarethe Von Trotta
Born in Berlin, Margarethe von Trotta is one of the leaders of the New German Cinema movement, as well as one of the…
Interview with Barbara Sukowa
Barbara Sukowa plays the lead role in Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen. She has starred in several movies, including…
Interview with Kaye Jones and Rupert Colley
1066 in an Hour is the first medieval title from History in an Hour. This concise account of the Norman Conquest of England…
History: Great Battles Medieval – Interview with Iain McNeil
Interview Iain McNeil, Development Director of Slitherine, about the video game History: Great Battles Medieval What was the motivation for Slitherine to make…
Linda Laforge on running a medieval fair
The first annual Great Northern Medieval Fayre was held earlier this year near Toronto, Canada. The event was held over a four-day period…
Interview with Rafe de Crespigny
Rafe de Crespigny is Professor Emeritus at the Australian National University. He is considered to be one of the most important historians on…
Interview with author Jayden Woods – August 29, 2010
Last week, we reviewed a book entitled “Eadric the Grasper: Sons of Mercia Vol. I”. I had the pleasure of interviewing author Jayden…
Interview with John Hosler
We interview John D. Hosler, associate professor of history at Morgan State University. Professor Hosler talks about going from a graduate student to…
Interview with Dan McCarthy
The Irish Annals: Their genesis, evolution and history, by Dan McCarthy, examines the works created in early medieval Ireland, and which continued to…
Claire Jones, editor of HerStoria
HerStoria magazine started up in 2009 and soon got impressive reviews, including being named to the top ten list of new magazines from…
Interview with Bernard and David Bachrach
We interviewed Bernard S. Bachrach (University of Minnesota) and David Bachrach (University of New Hampshire) who are father and son, and both professors…
Tips on Buying a Medieval Sword
We interviewed Robert of Swords4You.com, who sells medieval swords and other medieval replica products, and ask him for some tips about what kind…
Interview with Richard Britnell
Richard Britnell, professor emeritus at Durham University, is a renowned medieval historian in the area of economic and social history for medieval England and the British Isles. We speak to him about his research, including his latest book – Land and Family. Trends and Local Variations in the Peasant Land Market on the Winchester Bishopric Estates, 1263-1415.
Black Death – Interview with Dario Poloni
Black Death, a supernatural thriller set in England in the year 1348, will be coming to movie theaters next month. Starring Sean Bean,…
Interview with Jack Whyte
We speak with Jack Whyte, author of a dozen historical fiction novels, including The Camulod Chronicles (A Dream of Eagles) series and The…
Interview with Guy Gavriel Kay
Medievalists.net interviews Guy Gavriel Kay, the highly successful historical fiction and fantasy author, about his latest novel Under Heaven and his career as…
Interview with Jeff Sypeck
One of most interesting medieval books to come out in 2006 was Becoming Charlemagne by Jeff Sypeck. His account of how a Germanic…
Interview with Jerome de Groot
In Consuming History, Jerome de Groot examines how society consumes history and how a reading of this consumption can help us understand popular…
Interview with Laurence Marvin – The Occitan War: A Military And Political History Of The Albigensian Crusade, 1209–1218
The Albigensian Crusade of the early-thirteenth century was a key moment in Europe’s medieval history. The crusade was launched by Pope Innocent III in…
Interview with Frederick S. Paxton
Frederick S. Paxton, a Professor of History at Connecticut College. The main focus of his research has been about how medieval people approached…
Interview with Haris A Kalligas
Monemvasia: A Byzantine City State, the only book currently available on the best-preserved Byzantine city in the Peloponnese – Monemvasia. Haris A. Kalligas, a…