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Magna Carta Conference Offers New Insights Into The 800-year-old Document

Medievalists.net — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:32:45 +0000

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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Cynethryth, Queen of the Mercians

Medievalists.net — Thu, 28 May 2015 20:35:09 +0000

Cynethryth and Offa were the ultimate power couple in eighth century England.

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Scandinavian trade ‘triggered’ the Viking Age, researchers find

Medievalists.net — Fri, 08 May 2015 03:37:47 +0000

Archaeologists from the University of York have played a key role in Anglo-Danish research which has suggested the dawn of the Viking Age may have been much earlier – and less violent – than previously believed.

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How Well Do You Know The Eighth Century?

Medievalists.net — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:00:46 +0000

From Charlemagne to the Abbasids - ten questions on people and events from the eighth century.

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European Weather Extremes in the Lifetime of Charlemagne (c.742–814 CE)

Medievalists.net — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 19:57:34 +0000

An army of people, digging for a whole season, yet their efforts end in muddy ruin. Was it a project that was doomed from the start?

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Charlemagne’s Denarius, Constantine’s Edicule, and the Vera Crux

Medievalists.net — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:46:53 +0000

In 806 a much-discussed silver denarius bearing the likeness of Charlemagne was issued. This is called the “temple-type” coin due to the (as yet unidentified) architectural structure illustrated on the reverse side, and which is explicitly labeled as representing the epitome of “Christian Religion.”

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CONFERENCES: The Stellinga, the Saxon Elite, and Carolingian Politics

Medievalists.net — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:48:37 +0000

This is my summary of a paper presented at the Institute of Historical Research on the causes of the Stellinga uprising in the Carolingian period.

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Corbie in the Carolingian Renaissance

Medievalists.net — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 01:56:31 +0000

This study opens with a historical account of Corbie from its foundation until the reign of Charles the Simple, which clarifies the political importance of the abbey and its relations with rulers and bishops.

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Eadburh, Queen of the West Saxons

Medievalists.net — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 05:23:01 +0000

Whether she deserved it or not, Eadburh of the West Saxons is infamous for being an evil queen.

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716: A Crucial Year For Charles Martel

Medievalists.net — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 15:12:19 +0000

The early years of Charles Martel's life are all but obscured from the historian's view.

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