Medievalists.net » Administration http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Can Florence in the Quatrocento Help Shape Tax Policy Today? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/26/can-florence-in-the-quatrocento-help-shape-tax-policy-today/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/26/can-florence-in-the-quatrocento-help-shape-tax-policy-today/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2015 03:28:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61361 I therefore decided to apply what I knew about tax policy—the only subject on which I was conversant and which seemed remotely relevant—to Florence in the days of the Medici, and see what happened.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/26/can-florence-in-the-quatrocento-help-shape-tax-policy-today/feed/ 0 A clerk ther was of Rowan County also…. What the Kim Davis Case Tells Us About America’s Long Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/08/a-clerk-ther-was-of-rowan-county-also-what-the-kim-davis-case-tells-us-about-americas-long-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/08/a-clerk-ther-was-of-rowan-county-also-what-the-kim-davis-case-tells-us-about-americas-long-middle-ages/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:09:55 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60922 Have you ever thought about the relationship between the words “clerk” and “clergy”?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/08/a-clerk-ther-was-of-rowan-county-also-what-the-kim-davis-case-tells-us-about-americas-long-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Financing the tribute to the Kingdom of Jerusalem: An urban tax in Damascus http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/26/financing-the-tribute-to-the-kingdom-of-jerusalem-an-urban-tax-in-damascus/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/26/financing-the-tribute-to-the-kingdom-of-jerusalem-an-urban-tax-in-damascus/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2015 19:07:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60640 After a brief introduction to legal taxation and Saljuq fiscal policy, the philological problems in the definition of a specific due, al-fissa, illegitimate according to the sharia, will be addressed along with its political function and history. This due was levied in Damascus for the tribute to the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/26/financing-the-tribute-to-the-kingdom-of-jerusalem-an-urban-tax-in-damascus/feed/ 0 Prostitution in the Medieval City http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/21/prostitution-in-the-medieval-city/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/21/prostitution-in-the-medieval-city/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:20:16 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59893 Prostitution was a vice that was was considered a necessary evil because of "men’s lust". Ecclesiastics felt that if brothels weren’t available to men in cities, they would find other inappropriate outlets for their entertainment. In an effort to curb potential problems, civic officials permitted prostitution to function within the city walls so long as it was regulated and turned a profit.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/16/how-much-taxes-did-a-medieval-peasant-pay-the-numbers-from-sweden/feed/ 0 New online database allows users to explore the families of Medieval England http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/new-online-database-allows-users-to-explore-the-families-of-medieval-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/new-online-database-allows-users-to-explore-the-families-of-medieval-england/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2015 16:13:27 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59716 Mapping the Medieval Countryside has announced that the beta version of their searchable English translations of inquisitions post mortem (IPMs) - a major source into the lives and legacies of thousands of families from the Later Middle Ages.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/new-online-database-allows-users-to-explore-the-families-of-medieval-england/feed/ 0 Medieval Emergencies and the Contemporary Debate http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/27/medieval-emergencies-and-the-contemporary-debate/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/27/medieval-emergencies-and-the-contemporary-debate/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2015 22:40:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59246 This article shows that medieval France formulated its own state of exception, meant to deal with emergencies, based on the legal principle of necessity.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/27/medieval-emergencies-and-the-contemporary-debate/feed/ 0 Magna Carta Conference Offers New Insights Into The 800-year-old Document http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/22/magna-carta-conference-offers-new-insights-into-the-800-year-old-document/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/22/magna-carta-conference-offers-new-insights-into-the-800-year-old-document/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:32:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59130 Magna Carta just celebrated its 800th birthday this past Monday. In honour of this incredible milestone, King’s College London, and the Magna Carta Project, hosted a 3 day conference dedicated to this historic document.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/22/magna-carta-conference-offers-new-insights-into-the-800-year-old-document/feed/ 0 Foundation Myths in Medieval and Renaissance Italy http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/10/foundation-myths-in-medieval-and-renaissance-italy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/10/foundation-myths-in-medieval-and-renaissance-italy/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2015 11:50:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58832 The 3 papers featured here looked at the development of the civic identities of Florence, Genoa and Rome through art, architecture and foundation legends.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/10/foundation-myths-in-medieval-and-renaissance-italy/feed/ 0 The building of Castles and the administration of Sweden http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/10/the-building-of-castles-and-the-administration-of-sweden/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/10/the-building-of-castles-and-the-administration-of-sweden/#comments Sun, 10 May 2015 20:27:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58178 Throughout Sweden the King began to build castles on the basis of foreign models in the middle of the 13th century. It is about the new art of castle building under Anglo-Norman and German influence.

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