The Murder of the Bishop of Acre in 1172
The murder of the bishop of Acre, however, which took place on the night of 29 June 1172, was something altogether more disturbing.
Where the Middle Ages Begin
The murder of the bishop of Acre, however, which took place on the night of 29 June 1172, was something altogether more disturbing.
Mainz University Library will be digitizing 462 medieval manuscripts over the next three years. The manuscripts, which can be found in the German cities of Speyer, Worms and Mainz, have over 170,000 pages.
Archaeologists working near the site of Memleben Abbey in Germany have discovered the remains of a medieval village. Two buildings, a church and a residential building, have already been unearth.
Squirrels in England carried leprosy bacteria as early as the Middle Ages. An international team of researchers has revealed a link between the pathogens found in the animals and people from a medieval leprosarium.
De Saracenico in Latinum transferri: causes and effects of translation in the fiscal administration of Norman Sicily Metcalfe, Alex (UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS) Al-Masāq:…
Looking Back on the Second Crusade: Some Late Twelfth-Century English Perspectives By Peter Edbury The Second Crusade and the Cistercians, edited by Michael…
The 1272 Statute of the Town of Dubrovnik Lučić, Josip Dubrovnik Annals 1 (1997) Abstract The Dubrovnik Statute is by all means one…
The Studies of Exact and Natural Sciences in the History of the Dubrovnik Dominicans Šanjek, Franjo Dubrovnik Annals 1 (1997) Abstract As their…
Saint Augustine: Faith, Hope and Charity Detoni, Emerson Mirabilia 11, Time and Eternity in the Middle Ages, Jun-Dec (2010) Abstract Before the God’s revelation, that proposes…
The History of Literature in the Context of New Theoretical Proposals Lipatow, Aleksander PORÓWNANIA 5 (2008) Abstract In the beginning of the Middle…
Problems with Identity. On the Margin of The Incredibile Slavs Skórczewski, Dariusz PORÓWNANIA 5 (2008) Abstract The article presents a discussion with the…
How should we define vernacular literature? By Martin Hinterberger Paper given at the conference Unlocking the Potential of Texts: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Medieval Greek…
The free will and the evil in Saint Augustine Bellei, Ricardo J., Buzinaro, Délcio Marques Mirabilia – Journal of Ancient and Medieval History,…
From Dubrovnik to Florence: Recruitment of Servants in the Fifteenth Century Paola, Pinelli Anali Dubrovnik 46 (2008) Abstract The documentation of some Florentine…
Fleet Operations in the First Genoese-Venetian War, 1264-1266 By John Dotson Viator: Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Vol. 30 (1999) Introduction: This brief article is…
Co-operation and friendship among Byzantine scholars in the circle of Manuel II Palaeologus, as reflected in their autograph manuscripts By Charalambos Dendrinos Paper…
A Woman in the Mind’s Eye (and not): Narrators and Gazes in Chaucer’s Clerks’s Tale and in Two Analogues By Robin Waugh Philological…
The Canon Law of the Henry VIII Divorce Case By Phillip Campbell Senior Thesis, Madonna University, 2009 Abstract: This project is an attempt to take…
Changes in the Nature of War in Early Fourteenth Century Tuscany By Louis Green War and Society, Vol.1:1 (1983) Introduction: In northern and…
Warfare and Firearms in Fifteenth Century Morocco, 1400-1492 By Weston F. Cook Jr. War and Society, Vol.11 (1993) Introduction: Warfare in history is back…
The spirituality and mysticism of nature in the early Franciscan tradition By Mary E. Share PhD Dissertation, University of South Africa, 2004 Abstract:…
The notion that projected images greatly contributed towards the development of naturalism in medieval Italian painting replaces the previously weak supposition that the stimulation was classical or humanist theory, and shows that it was, in fact, far likely something more technical as well.
On Ragusan Libertas in the Late Middle Ages Kunčević, Lovro Anali Dubrovnik 46 (2008) Abstract The notion of libertas (libertà) is one of…
For medievalists, 2010 marked a year of new discoveries and research, and a controversy over where to hold a conference. Medievalists.net has chosen…
“Revertere ad ecclesiam meam!” Dreams, visions and exhortations to undertake a pilgrimage in the canonisation process of Nicholas of Tolentino Katajala-Peltomaa, Sari (University…
Unchaste Female Pilgrims in the Later Middle Ages: Literary Representations as Reflections of Urban Cultural Reality Peake, Rose-Marie MIRATOR 1 (2007) Abstract Despite…
Early medieval hagiography as a source for the history of ideas: attitudes to dreams as an example Keskiaho, Jesse (University of Helsinki) MIRATOR 1…
Gli stranieri nell’alto medioevo Parducci, Domenico MIRATOR 1 (2007) Abstract L’obiettivo di questo piccolo contributo è quello di approfondire la questione legata la…
Competing Voices from the Crusades Edited by Andrew Holt and James Muldoon ABC-CLIO/Greenwood, 2008 ISBN: 978-1-84645-011-2 A collection of eye-witness accounts and contemporary…
A general history that examines how humans retain information and the changing technologies to help with this. While the medieval period only occupies a small part of this book, it does offer insights into how the invention of printing was an important milestone in this history.
For anyone who visits Örebro, it is hard to miss its castle – an ancient-looking fortress made of weathered grey stones that stands on an islet in the middle of the city centre.
On the 10th of August 1628, the Vasa sank in Stockholm harbour, thus ending the career of the most powerful warship that Sweden had ever seen.
This strategic location not only makes the castle a majestic sight, but also earns it the reputation as the most modern defence fortress in its time. But, as all ancient buildings, there is always more than meets the eye. Here are the five things that you may not know about Uppsala Castle.
How do you operate a business when you can’t read and your knowledge of math is extremely limited? Making your mark on the…
Narbonne is one of those European cities with evidence of its past on every street.
The V&A Museum opened its latest medieval exhibit exhibit on Saturday: Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery. I had the opportunity to see it opening day and it was spectacular.