Medievalists.net » IMC 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 Call for Papers: Exploring the Fourteenth Century Across the Eastern and Western Christian World http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/10/call-for-papers-exploring-the-fourteenth-century-across-the-eastern-and-western-christian-world/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/10/call-for-papers-exploring-the-fourteenth-century-across-the-eastern-and-western-christian-world/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2015 21:05:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60986 Session at Leeds International Medieval Congress, 4-7 July 2016

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/10/call-for-papers-exploring-the-fourteenth-century-across-the-eastern-and-western-christian-world/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/2015/07/21/prostitution-in-the-medieval-city/feed/ 0 Buried, Forgotten, Disinterred?: The 1944 National Socialist St. Olav Monument at Stiklestad http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/17/buried-forgotten-disinterred-the-1944-national-socialist-st-olav-monument-at-stiklestad/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/17/buried-forgotten-disinterred-the-1944-national-socialist-st-olav-monument-at-stiklestad/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:34:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59808 In 'Buried, Forgotten, Disinterred?: The 1944 National Socialist St. Olav Monument at Stiklestad', Øystein Ekroll gave the audience a glimpse into a struggle going on in Norway as it deals with its Nazi past.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/17/buried-forgotten-disinterred-the-1944-national-socialist-st-olav-monument-at-stiklestad/feed/ 0 When Reality Becomes Fantasy: How Video Games are Hijacking the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/when-reality-becomes-fantasy-how-video-games-are-hijacking-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/when-reality-becomes-fantasy-how-video-games-are-hijacking-the-middle-ages/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2015 02:18:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59776 "The Middle Ages is a space where White Supremecy is legitimised. The maintenance of white privilege. The gamer community use 'historical facts' to legitimise this kind of literacy.'

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/when-reality-becomes-fantasy-how-video-games-are-hijacking-the-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Imprisonment, Execution and Escape: Medieval History and the National Curriculum http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/14/imprisonment-execution-and-escape-medieval-history-and-the-national-curriculum/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/14/imprisonment-execution-and-escape-medieval-history-and-the-national-curriculum/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:37:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59648 The final talk in Sesson #1041, Engaging the Public with the Medieval World, looked at what English children are being taught in school. How much medieval history is in the new programme that was released in September 2014? Megan Gooch, Curator at the Historic Royal Palaces breaks down the English system for us in her paper, ‘Imprisonment, Execution, and Escape: Medieval History and the National Curriculum’.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/14/imprisonment-execution-and-escape-medieval-history-and-the-national-curriculum/feed/ 0 Making the Castle a Home: Creating an Immersive Medieval World Using Live Costumed Interpreters http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/13/making-the-castle-a-home-creating-an-immersive-medieval-world-using-live-costumed-interpreters/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/13/making-the-castle-a-home-creating-an-immersive-medieval-world-using-live-costumed-interpreters/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:43:47 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59622 How does the use of unscripted, adaptive, historical interpretation boost the tourist experience? Right on the heels of our look at the Tower of London’s visitor engagement, we heard a paper from Lauren Johnson, Research Manager for Past Pleasures, the oldest historical interpretation company in the UK who educate and entertain the public at historical sites, museums, on stage and and on TV.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/13/making-the-castle-a-home-creating-an-immersive-medieval-world-using-live-costumed-interpreters/feed/ 0 ‘But Where are the Dungeons?’: How to Engage the Public at the Tower of London http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/12/engaging-the-public-with-the-medieval-world-the-tower-of-london/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/12/engaging-the-public-with-the-medieval-world-the-tower-of-london/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2015 18:25:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59593 A talk about how historical sites, like the Tower of London engage the public. How to handle visitor expectations, what do people come t see and how to tell history in a captivating but accurate manner.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/12/engaging-the-public-with-the-medieval-world-the-tower-of-london/feed/ 0 The Experience of Growing Up in Medieval Society http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/10/the-experience-of-growing-up-in-medieval-society/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/10/the-experience-of-growing-up-in-medieval-society/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:23:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59534 This session (#508) was one of several at Leeds devoted to exploring childhood in the Middle Ages. Our presenters talked about the stereotypes of adolescence, and what the coroner’s rolls revealed about the deaths (and lives) of medieval children.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/10/the-experience-of-growing-up-in-medieval-society/feed/ 0 2015 International Medieval Congress – Day 4 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/09/2015-international-medieval-congress-day-4/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/09/2015-international-medieval-congress-day-4/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2015 13:35:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59516 It's the final day at the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds - here is what people are tweeting about...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/09/2015-international-medieval-congress-day-4/feed/ 0 Explaining Extreme Weather in the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/08/explaining-extreme-weather-in-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/08/explaining-extreme-weather-in-the-middle-ages/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2015 02:41:39 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59501 What was causing extreme weather in the Middle Ages? A medieval historian is starting to examine how chroniclers and writers from this period were turning to the night sky to better understand and perhaps prevent natural disasters.

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