New Medieval Books: Music in the Middle Ages
Five recently published books about medieval music.
New Medieval Books: Byzantium and the Islamic World
Five recent books that looks at the first centuries of contact and conflict between the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic world.
New Medieval Books: Medievalism
Five recently published books that deal with medievalism.
Medieval Maritime Warfare
Charles Stanton uses an innovative and involving approach to describe this fascinating but neglected facet of European medieval history.
Soldiers of Christ: The Knights Hospitaller and the Knights Templar in medieval Ireland
In an Irish context, the Knights Hospitaller and the Knights Templar were the most significant expressions of this unusual vocation that sought to combine military service with monastic observance.
Can You Solve These Medieval Riddles?
Test yourself with these ten riddles from the seventh-century, part of Saint Aldhelm’s Riddles, translated by A.M. Juster and published by the University of Toronto Press.
The Silk Roads: Questioning the Eurocentric View of History
Dr Peter Frankopan is a historian at Oxford University, where he is a Senior Research Fellow at Worcester College, Oxford and Director of the Oxford Centre for Byzantine Research. During this lecture he will talk about his best selling book The Silk Roads.
Interview with Nancy Goldstone, author of The Rival Queens
It wasn’t until I was older, and writing European history, that I stumbled across a mention in the chronicle of Matthew Paris, a 13th century Benedictine monk, of the four daughters of the count of Provence who all became queens—queen of France, queen of England, queen of Germany (queen of the Romans), and queen of Sicily. Even from the little I was able to glean from the chronicle I could see that these women, who I had never heard of, exercised real power. Instantly curious, I went to find a book about them.
BOOK REVIEW: The Lady Agnes Mystery – Volume I
A review of the Lady Agnes Mystery by Parisienne author, Andrea Japp.
Book Review: Hidden Britain by Alvin Nicholas
Tourism with a twist? Tired of the same old tours and droning guides? Alvin Nicholas’s book on manors, mansions, castles, nooks and crannies, reveals there’s more to Britain than meets the eye.
The Wars of the Roses, by John Ashdown-Hill
John Ashdown-Hill gets right to the heart of this ‘thorny’ subject, dispelling the myths and bringing clarity to a topic often shrouded in confusion.
In Search of Alfred the Great: The King, The Grave, The Legend
The only English monarch ever to have had the epithet ‘the Great’, Alfred’s reputation reaches down to us through the years. Christian hero, successful defender of England against the Vikings, social and educational reformer. There is a man and a life buried amid the myths. Within these pages, discover Alfred’s dramatic story.
Ten Castles that Made Medieval Britain, by James Turner
An ebook from Medievalists.net
The Anglo-Saxon Age: The Birth of England
Martin Wall takes us on a journey into a period that still remains mysterious, into regions and countries long forgotten, such as Mercia and Northumbria.
Medieval Tastes: Food, Cooking, and the Table
In his new history of food, acclaimed historian Massimo Montanari traces the development of medieval tastes, both culinary and cultural, from raw materials to market and captures their reflections in today’s food trends.
Book Talk: Ivory Vikings, by Nancy Marie Brown
Nancy Marie Brown speaking on her new book Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them, at Cornell University on October 15, 2015
John Hardyng and his Chronicle
Hardyng, an ex-soldier and spy of Henry V, set about composing the work after he ‘retired’ to the Augustinian priory at South Kyme, Lincolnshire, in the 1440s or 1450s.
Medieval Books: 5 Great New Releases!
Black Friday is around the corner – here are a few books that have just been released!
Books – Conquests: Hearts Rule Kingdoms by Emily Murdoch
A look at author Emily Murdoch’s book, Conquests, from her series, ‘Conquered Hearts’
Five Myths about the Battle of Agincourt
Anne Curry explains that ‘no other battle has generated so much interest or some much myth’ as the Battle of Agincourt, fought on October 25, 1415.
Seven Myths of the Crusades: An Interview with Alfred J. Andrea and Andrew Holt
Seven Myths of the Crusades examines the many misconceptions that are associated with one of the most fascinating episodes of the Middle Ages.
New Location for the Battle of Crécy discovered
For over 250 years it has been believed that the Battle of Crécy, one of the most famous battles of the Middle Ages, was fought just north of the French town of Crécy-en-Ponthieu in Picardy. Now, a new book that contains the most intensive examination of sources about the battle to date, offers convincing evidence that the fourteenth-century battle instead took place 5.5 km to the south.
Using LEGO to show the history of medieval England
Learn more about the great new book Medieval Lego, by Greyson Beights
Telling the Story of the Ivory Vikings
One book leads to the next. It’s a truism among writers, and particularly apt for explaining how my latest book, Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them, published by St Martin’s Press in September, came to be.
Anselm on Free Will
New book explores medieval philosopher’s contribution to current debate