Preaching Saint Stanislaus : Medieval Sermons on Saint Stanislaus of Cracow and Their Role in the Construction of His Image and Cult
Preaching Saint Stanislaus : Medieval Sermons on Saint Stanislaus of Cracow and Their Role in the Construction of His Image and Cult Kuzmova, Stanislava PhD…
The Prussian-Lithuanian Frontier of 1242
The Prussian-Lithuanian Frontier of 1242 Urban, William LITHUANIAN QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, Volume 21, No.4 – Winter (1975) Abstract Although the Teutonic…
The Medieval Colonization of Central Europe as a Problem of World History and Historiography
The Medieval Colonization of Central Europe as a Problem of World History and Historiography By Jan M. Piskorski German History, Vol.22:3 (2004) Abstract:…
The Medieval Origins of Constitutional Representation
The Medieval Origins of Constitutional Representation Blockmans, Wim (Universiteit Leiden) Europaeum, Oxford, (2008) Abstract Parliamentary democracy, beyond any doubt, is one of Europe’s…
Frederick Barbarossa, Henry II and the hand of St James
Frederick Barbarossa, Henry II and the hand of St James Leyser, Karl The English Historical Review No. CCCLVI-July (1975) Abstract On 28 September…
IVAN IV: A MACHIAVELLIAN TSAR
IVAN IV: A MACHIAVELLIAN TSAR Carswell, Robyn E. Historia, Vol.15 (2006) Abstract Dating back to Riurik, Russia has always had strong leaders who stopped at…
Assessing Khazaria
Assessing Khazaria Meerts, Paul (Institute of International Relations) IIAS Newsletter, #34, July (2004) Abstract The Khazars enter history in the fifth century AD.…
THE LEGENDS OF KING STEPHEN
THE LEGENDS OF KING STEPHEN Prazak, Richard (Univerzita J. E. Purkynë, Brno) M.A. Thesis, HUNGARIAN STUDIES, No. 2, VOL. 1 (1985) Abstract The Legends…
The Gypsies and Their Impact on Fifteenth-Century Western European Iconography
Since Gypsies had no chroniclers of their own, their history is difficult to reconstruct. The origin of the Gypsies was a complete mystery until late in the eighteenth century, when their derivation from India was proved by means of early linguistic com- parison.
Ritual and History: Pagan Rites in the Story of the Princess’ Revenge (the Russian Primary Chronicle, under 945–946)
Ritual and History: Pagan Rites in the Story of the Princess’ Revenge (the Russian Primary Chronicle, under 945–946) Koptev, Aleksandr (Docent of Tampere University)…
Construction of the Order’s Castle in Cesis, Latvia
Construction of the Order’s Castle in Cesis, Latvia Lapins, Arturs Dirveiks, Ilmars Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Construction History, May 2009 Abstract…
IBN FADLAN AND THE RUSIYYAH
IBN FADLAN AND THE RUSIYYAH Montgomery, James E. (Cambridge) Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies 3 (2000) Abstract Ibn Fadlan’s account of the caliphal…
The 1335 Meeting of Kings in Visegrad
The 1335 Meeting of Kings in Visegrad By Sławomir Gawlas The Visegrad Group: A Central European Constellation, ed. by Andrzej Jagodziński (Bratislava, 2006)…
The Baltic and the Black Sea in Medieval Trade
The Baltic and the Black Sea in Medieval Trade By Marian Malowist Baltic and Scandinavian Countries, Vol.3 (1937) Introduction: The object of this…
Future Research Directions for European Castle Studies
Future Research Directions for European Castle Studies Session: New Directions in Castle Research By Kieran D. O’Conor, National University of Ireland – Galway…
On the Medieval Urban Economy in Wallachia
On the Medieval Urban Economy in Wallachia By Laurentiu Radvan Scientific Annals of the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi: Economic Sciences Series,…
Feasting with “Kings” in an Ancient Democracy: On the Slavic Society of the Early Middle Ages (Sixth to Seventh Century A.D.)
Feasting with “Kings” in an Ancient Democracy:On the Slavic Society of the Early Middle Ages (Sixth to Seventh Century A.D.) Curta, Florin Essays…
Varangians in Europe’s Eastern and Northern Periphery The Christianization of Northand Eastern Europe c. 950-1050 – A Plea for a Comparative Study
Varangians in Europe’s Eastern and Northern Periphery The Christianization of Northern and Eastern Europe c. 950-1050 – A Plea for a Comparative Study…
Sex on the Stove: A Fifteen-century Tile from Banská Bystrica
Sex on the Stove: A Fifteen-century Tile from Banská Bystrica Gruia, Ana Maria Studia Patzinaka, 4/ 2007, pp. 85-122 Abstract Sexuality and eroticism…
Interview with János Bak, Central European Medieval Texts Series
János Bak is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University (CEU), in Budapest. He is also one of the…
The Sovereign and His Counsellors : Ritualised Consultations in Muscovite Political Culture, 1350s-1570s
Muscovite understanding of how the autocratic ruler and his subjects should interact with each other was explicitly expressed in ritualised con- sultations between the sovereign and his counsellors. In my work, I endeavour to answer the question of how these consultations met the ide- ological needs of the autocracy and the requirements of the state adminis- tration.