Who Ate All the Pigs in Medieval Denmark?
It’s fair to assume that Valdemar the Conqueror, while ruling over Denmark in the early 1200s, ate like a king. But, what was…
The history of the medieval vegetable garden of the common man and woman: the poorness of descriptions and pictures
In search of depictions of medieval vegetables, a study of medieval vegetable gardens of the common man and woman was made.
They dined on crane: bird consumption, wild fowling and status in medieval England
In this paper the evidence for the use and consumption of wild birds in medieval England is reviewed.
Some Basic Aspects of Medieval Cuisine
Some Basic Aspects of Medieval Cuisine By Paul Freedman Annales Universitatis Apulensis, Series Historica,Vol.11:1 (2007) Introduction: The subject of medieval cuisine possess intrinsic…
Accidents among medieval children as seen from the miracles of six English saints and martyrs
Accidents among medieval children as seen from the miracles of six English saints and martyrs By Eleanora C. Gordon Medical History, Vol.35:2 (1991)…
The Peasant Rusticus: Life near Paris in the Time of Clovis
‘History,’ wrote the late Eileen Power, ‘is largely made up of Bodos.’ With that final sentence of her essay on Bodo, a Carolingian-era peasant near Paris….
Ovens in the early Medieval settlements of South-Western Slovakia
Ovens in the early Medieval settlements of South-Western Slovakia By Matej Ruttkay Civilisations, Vol. 49 (2002) Abstract: Among the frequent findings in the…
The Early Modern Warrior: Three Explorations of Samurai Life
The Early Modern Warrior: Three Explorations of Samurai Life By Morgan Pitelka Early Modern Japan, Vol.16 (2008) Introduction: The following three essays focus…
The Medieval Household: Daily Life in Castles and Farmsteads: Scandinavian Examples in their European Context
The Medieval Household: Daily Life in Castles and Farmsteads: Scandinavian Examples in their European Context By Eva Svensson Brepols, 2008 ISBN: 978-2-503-52590-7 Recent…
Poverty and richly decorated garments : a re-evaluation of their significance in the Vita Christi of Isabel de Villena
Isabel de Villena (1430-1490) was the illegitimate daughter of Enrique de Villena, a wealthy nobleman of the kingdom of Aragon, and granddaughter of Pedro of Aragon.
Standards of Living, Order, and Prestige: Public Facilities in Early Fifteenth-Century Lviv (Lemberg)
Standards of Living, Order, and Prestige: Public Facilities in Early Fifteenth-Century Lviv (Lemberg) By Rostyslav Paranko Medium Aevum Quotidianum n.42 (2000) Introduction: This contribution is…
Checkmate! Medieval People at Play – Manuscript Exhibition Examines Aspects of Play in Medieval Society
We are all familiar with praying monks, but playing monks? A Book of Hours from Flanders finds them deep in a game of “Blind…
Historian examines medieval grafitti at IMC
Scholars attending the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds heard today about the role of graffiti in the Middle Ages. In…
Written Culture and the Late Medieval Manor Court
Written Culture and the Late Medieval Manor Court By Charlotte Harrison, University of Liverpool Session: Rural Experience in Late Medieval England: Manorial Records…
Reflections of Reality in the Manor Court: Sutton-in-the-Isle, 1308–1391
Reflections of Reality in the Manor Court: Sutton-in-the-Isle, 1308–1391 Session: Rural Experience in Late Medieval England: Manorial Records and Law By Erin McGibbon…
Palaces and the Street in Late-Medieval and Renaissance Italy
The late Middle Ages was a period of spectacular urban growth throughout Italy. The city of Florence, for example, began a circuit of walls in 1284 that expanded the area of the city five-fold.
The King’s Mistress
The King’s Mistress By Emma Campion Crown Publishing, 2010 ISBN: 978-0307589255 The King’s Mistress is a story based on the life of King…
Childhood in Medieval England, c.500-1500
Then as now, children liked playing with toys. Then as now, they had a culture of their own, encompassing slang, toys, and games.
Pots and boundaries: On cultural and economic areas between Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages
Pots and boundaries: On cultural and economic areas between Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages By Paul Arthur Late Roman Coarse Wares,…
Women’s oldest profession? Evidence from twelfth century Bergen, Norway
I am going to present a micro level study; A close up on activities at town plots in Bergen in twelfth century western Norway providing substance to our insight in the everyday life of ordinary people – the first generations of townspeople in this newly established town.
From Iraq to Andalusia: The Early History of the Hobbyhorse
Western European scholars generally assume a late medieval, western European origin for the skirted hobbyhorse.
Indicators of craft specialisation in medieval ceramics from north-west Russia
Indicators of craft specialisation in medieval ceramics from north-west Russia By Clive Orton The Archaeology of Medieval Novgorod in its Wider Context: A…
Comb-making in medieval Novgard (950-1450): An industry in transition
Comb-making in medieval Novgard (950-1450): An industry in transition By Lyuba Smirnova PhD Dissertation, Bournemouth University (2002) Abstract: This is a descriptive and…
Consumption patterns and living conditions inside Het Steen, the late medieval prison of Malines (Mechelen, Belgium)
Consumption patterns and living conditions inside Het Steen, the late medieval prison of Malines (Mechelen, Belgium) By Liesbeth Troubleyn et al. Journal of…
The world upside down. Secular badges and the iconography of the Late Medieval Period: ordinary pins with multiple meanings
The world upside down. Secular badges and the iconography of the Late Medieval Period: ordinary pins with multiple meanings By Sebastiaan Ostkamp Journal…