Medievalists.net » Our Magazine http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 03:41:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The Medieval Magazine: The Lighter Side of the Middle Ages (Issue 44) http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/01/the-medieval-magazine-the-lighter-side-of-the-middle-ages-issue-44/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/01/the-medieval-magazine-the-lighter-side-of-the-middle-ages-issue-44/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:19:05 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62910 Find out what was funny in the Middle Ages, plus articles on Guinevere, Norse kings, Glastonbury Abbey, the wives of Robert II of Scotland, and more...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/01/the-medieval-magazine-the-lighter-side-of-the-middle-ages-issue-44/feed/ 0 The Medieval Magazine: Issue 43 – How to Murder a Byzantine Emperor http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/24/the-medieval-magazine-issue-42-how-to-murder-a-byzantine-emperor/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/24/the-medieval-magazine-issue-42-how-to-murder-a-byzantine-emperor/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2015 06:53:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62735 In this week's issue you can read about Byzantine Emperors, Anglo-Saxon England, Fabliaux, medieval manuscripts and what advice a mother gave to her son in the 9th century.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/24/the-medieval-magazine-issue-42-how-to-murder-a-byzantine-emperor/feed/ 0 The Medieval Magazine: Making the Medieval Relevant (Issue 42) http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/17/the-medieval-magazine-making-the-medieval-relevant-issue-42/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/17/the-medieval-magazine-making-the-medieval-relevant-issue-42/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2015 07:52:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62574 In this issue we cover a conference held this past weekend at the University of Nottingham on Making the Medieval Relevant, which explores the ways medievalists are connecting with the humanities and sciences. You can also read about art being restored in Bethlehem, the Battle of Morgarten (which took place 700 years ago this week), how to defraud your lord on the medieval manor, and more.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/17/the-medieval-magazine-making-the-medieval-relevant-issue-42/feed/ 0 The Medieval Magazine: The Seventh Crusade (Issue 16) http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/15/the-medieval-magazine-the-seventh-crusade-issue-16/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/15/the-medieval-magazine-the-seventh-crusade-issue-16/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2015 04:49:57 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62559 Our 20-page feature takes the reader through the causes and events of Louis IX's invasion of Egypt. You can also read about a discovery of leprosy in an Anglo-Saxon skeleton and a new open source online journal.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/15/the-medieval-magazine-the-seventh-crusade-issue-16/feed/ 0 The Medieval Magazine: Animals in the Middle Ages (Issue 41) http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/10/the-medieval-magazine-animals-in-the-middle-ages-issue-41/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/10/the-medieval-magazine-animals-in-the-middle-ages-issue-41/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:34:05 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62430 From Parrots to Whales, this week we take a look at medieval wildlife. You can also read about medieval treasures in Madrid, Bells in England, a mad King in Norway, and a few fascinating archaeological discoveries.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/10/the-medieval-magazine-animals-in-the-middle-ages-issue-41/feed/ 0 The Medieval Magazine: Medieval Women (Issue 11) http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/09/the-medieval-magazine-medieval-women-issue-11/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/09/the-medieval-magazine-medieval-women-issue-11/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2015 15:42:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62409 This early issue of The Medieval Magazine focuses on women in the Middle Ages.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/09/the-medieval-magazine-medieval-women-issue-11/feed/ 0 The Medieval Magazine: Medicine in the Middle Ages (Issue 40) http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/03/the-medieval-magazine-medicine-in-the-middle-ages-issue-40/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/03/the-medieval-magazine-medicine-in-the-middle-ages-issue-40/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2015 17:15:34 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62247 For our fortieth issue we focus on medieval medicine, with a feature article on how a 13th century surgeon treated brain injuries, and what Isidore of Seville wrote about medicine in the 7th century

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/03/the-medieval-magazine-medicine-in-the-middle-ages-issue-40/feed/ 0 The Medieval Magazine: At the Medieval Academy of America (Issue 7) http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/01/the-medieval-magazine-at-the-medieval-academy-of-america-issue-7/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/01/the-medieval-magazine-at-the-medieval-academy-of-america-issue-7/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2015 04:10:32 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62218 Read about malaria in the early medieval west, the music hidden in a 13th century text, the environmental impact of crusading, a project to examine early Irish texts and about a crowdfunding effort to raise €25,000 to restore a medieval prayer book.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/01/the-medieval-magazine-at-the-medieval-academy-of-america-issue-7/feed/ 0 The Medieval Magazine: From Samhain to Halloween (Issue 39) http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/28/the-medieval-magazine-from-samhain-to-halloween-issue-39/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/28/the-medieval-magazine-from-samhain-to-halloween-issue-39/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2015 05:37:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62072 It's our Halloween issue - we take a look at the medieval origins of the festival.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/28/the-medieval-magazine-from-samhain-to-halloween-issue-39/feed/ 0 The Medieval Magazine: The Battle of Agincourt (Issue 38) http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/20/the-medieval-magazine-the-battle-of-agincourt-issue-38/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/20/the-medieval-magazine-the-battle-of-agincourt-issue-38/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:23:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61882 October 25th will mark the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, one of the most famous battles of the Hundred Years War. In this issue, we take a look at how the story of the battle has been written over the centuries, and answer why the English longbow was such an effective weapon in the Later Middle Ages.

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