The British capital is home to numerous universities, museums and archives. It is also home to the London Medieval Society, an organization that provides a forum for medievalists to gather and exchange ideas.
Ancient DNA analysis indicates the first English lions originated from North Africa
August 19, 2012 By
Although the Royal Menagerie and its animals are known from documentary records, few physical re- mains survive (O’Regan et al., 2005). Amongst the rare exceptions are two lion skulls that were recovered from the moat of the Tower of London during excava- tions in 1936-1937. These skulls were recently radio- carbon-dated to AD1280-1385 and AD1420-1480.
Cranial Trauma and Treatment: A Case Study from the Medieval Cemetery of St. Mary Spital, London
August 19, 2012 By
The individual under examination was context number 19893, from a burial pit situated to the southwest of an early 14th century charnel house.
The Government of London and its relations with the Crown 1400 – 1450
August 13, 2012 By
The Aldermen and civic officials emerge as conservative, but conscientious, men who might press hardly upon minority interests, but had constantly before their eyes the needs of the City as a whole.
The effect of sex on risk of mortality during the Black Death in London, A.D. 1349-1350
August 12, 2012 By
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Black Death was similarly selective with respect to biological sex-that is, did either sex face an elevated risk during the epidemic or were men and women at equal risk of dying?
Volcano blast led to thousands of deaths in London in 1258, archaeologists find
August 5, 2012 By
A report to be released tomorrow by the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) will reveal that a mass burial on the site of the Augustinian priory and hospital of St Mary Spital had thousands of victims from a famine that occurred in 1258.
15th century Italian banking records discovered in London manuscript
July 24, 2012 By
Records of Italian bankers partially covered over fifty years later by traditional English crests
City Orphans and Custody Laws in Medieval England
July 16, 2012 By
The extent to which English towns protected children during the Middle Ages is known only in broad outline.
Tourists and Tabulae in Late Medieval London
May 4, 2012 By
Reputation and Economic Performance: The Competitive Strategies of Medieval English Town
March 6, 2012 By
The focus of the research will be on evidence relating to London, Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Colchester, Exeter, Bristol, Leicester, Nottingham and York during the period 1250-1500.
Medieval Prostitution in Secular Law: The Sex Trade in Late Medieval London, Paris, and Toulouse
February 24, 2012 By
In order to understand the regulations that were put into place to deal with prostitutes and their trade in medieval England and France, it is important to have an understanding of what the legislators were trying to regulate. Who were these prostitutes? What acts constituted prostitution? What actions made a person a procurer, pimp, or bawd?
Westminster Abbey: A King’s Dream, A Nation’s Icon
February 17, 2012 By
Being a church with a decadent history of both art and monarchy, it is one of the most important and well known structures that exist in Europe. Resplendent as the Abbey appears today, one needs to understand its humble beginnings and development during the Middle Ages
Sex Differentials in Frailty in Medieval England
February 1, 2012 By
The sample used for this study comes from the East Smithfield Black Death cemetery in London. The benefit of using this cemetery is that most, if not all, individuals interred in East Smithfield died from the same cause within a very short period of time.
King Alfred, Mercia and London, 874-886: a reassessment
December 5, 2011 By
The creation of a new burh in London is seen as a natural development of the system of burhs which had been established by Alfred all over Wessex in the previous two years, following his victory over Guthrum’s forces at Edington
New book examines the medieval history of St Paul’s Cathedral
November 23, 2011 By
The past archaeological lives of the St Paul’s Cathedral site have been revealed in a new English Heritage book.
Miniature toys of medieval childhood
November 21, 2011 By
There is an immediate appeal in these early playthings – not least because many of them are strikingly similar to the toys that anyone over the age of about 35 today used to play with in their own childhood.
Defining a community: Controlling nuisance in late-medieval London
November 20, 2011 By
Looking only at late-medieval London, this study examines nuisance and social regulation through an analysis of secular court records, as well as other relevant municipal sources.
The Medieval Friaries of London
November 14, 2011 By
The five friaries under review are the houses that lasted up to the Dissolution in 1538: the Dominican Black Friars, the Franciscan Grey Friars, Carmelite White Friars, Augustinian Austin Friars and the house of Crossed or Crutched Friars
Age Patterns of Mortality During the Black Death in London, A.D. 1349-1350
November 9, 2011 By
This paper examines adult age-specific mortality patterns of one of the most devastating epidemics in recorded history, the Black Death of A.D. 1347-1351.
The Battle of London 1066
October 16, 2011 By
The Battle of London 1066 By Peter Mills London Archaeologist, Vol.8:3 (1996) Introduction: By the end of Saturday 14th October 1066 William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy and claimant to the English throne, was the victor of the Battle of Hastings. Some 5,000 Saxon and Norman troops lay dead and the English had fled the […]
Metropolitan comparisons: London as a city-state
October 10, 2011 By
Metropolitan comparisons: London as a city-state By Derek Keene Historical Research, Volume 77, Issue 198 (2004) Abstract: This article explores ideas associated with the term ‘metropolis’, especially when used concerning London, and then takes the notion of the city-state as a heuristic device to identify recurrent and fundamental characteristics of this particular metropolis. The comparisons […]
“Ye louely ladyes with youre longe fyngres”: the Silkwomen of Medieval London
September 3, 2011 By
“Ye louely ladyes with youre longe fyngres”: the Silkwomen of Medieval London By Stephanie Trigg Studia Anglica Posnaniensia, Vol.38 (2002) Abstract: The silkwomen of medieval London have become a celebrated case in the history of women’s work, but the surviving evidence about the status of their work and their social situation in ambiguous at best. […]
Late Saxon Textiles from the City of London
September 1, 2011 By
Late Saxon Textiles from the City of London By Francis A. Pritchard Medieval Archaeology, Vol.28 (1984) Abstract: Archaeological investigations in the City of London have produced an important collection of late 9th- to early 12th-century textiles manufactured from wool, goat hair, silk and flax. The production processes associated with the different types of cloth are […]
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