French royal courts in the late twelfth century were absolutely smitten with love. Troubadaours traveled from place to place reciting stories of knights and the ladies they wooed.
CONFERENCES: Count Hugh of Troyes and the Crusading Nexus of Champagne
June 12, 2014 By
This is my summary of a paper given at the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London.
A shared imitation: Cistercian convents and crusader families in thirteenth-century Champagne
February 6, 2014 By
This article examines the relationship between Cistercian nunneries and the crusade movement and considers the role of gender in light of the new emphasis on penitential piety and suffering prevalent during the thirteenth century.
Immigration and Identity in the Middle Ages : French Immigrants to Constantinople and Greece in the Thirteenth Century
September 19, 2009 By
Immigration and Identity in the Middle Ages : French Immigrants to Constantinople and Greece in the Thirteenth Century Erica Jo Gilles Bulletin du centre d’études médiévales d’Auxerre, Vol. 10 (2006) Abstract After capturing Constantinople in 1204, the Fourth Crusaders established several states in former Byzantine territory. Starting from the captured imperial center, westerners moved into […]
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