Disaster and Recovery: The Black Death in Western Europe
Disaster and Recovery: The Black Death in Western Europe By Jack Hirschleifer (Rand Corporation, 1966) Summary: The Black Death – the great plague…
Urth Noe e Tat: The Question of Fosterage in High Medieval Wales
Urth Noe e Tat: The Question of Fosterage in High Medieval Wales By Katharine Anderson North American Journal of Welsh Studies, Vol.4:1 (Winter…
Questioning the Origins of the Negative Image of Africa in Medieval Europe
Questioning the Origins of the Negative Image of Africa in Medieval Europe By Annemette Kirkegaard Encounter images in the meetings between Africa and…
Abortion by Assault: Violence against Pregnant Women in Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-Century England
According to medieval common law, assault against a pregnant woman causing miscarriage after the first trimester was homicide. Some scholars have argued, however, that in practice English jurors refused to acknowledge assaults of this nature as homicide.
Lawyers Laid Bare: The Private Lives of Medieval and Early Tudor Lawyers
The results of a two year project will soon reveal new insights into the rise of lawyers in the medieval and Tudor periods.…
‘She was ravished against her will, what so ever she say’: Female Consent in Rape and Ravishment in late-medieval England
Very little distinction was made between rape and ravishment in the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
Gossip and Resistance among the Medieval Peasantry
I aim in this article to offer a defence of the study of gossip in medieval (and not only medieval) history.
Domesday Book and the Malets: patrimony and the private histories of public lives
The Malets were the only Norman family of any significance to have had associations with both Normandy and England throughout the century, something that both entitles them to a special status as the ‘Anglo-Norman’ family par excellence and merits a fresh study.
Study examines the same-sex relationships of Medieval Arab Women
A recent article suggests that lesbian activities of women in the medieval Arab world were far more common and open than is commonly believed, or would be considered acceptable in today’s Middle East.
The Law as a Weapon in Marital Disputes: Evidence from the Late Medieval Court of Chancery, 1424–1529
When Isabelle, widow of Richard Vergeons, commissioned the writing of a bill of complaint to Chancery at the end of the fifteenth century, she was clearly at the end of her tether.
The Problem of Revenge in Medieval Literature: Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, and Ljósvetninga Saga
The Problem of Revenge in Medieval Literature: Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, and Ljósvetninga Saga By Ann Park Lanpher PhD Dissertation, University of Toronto,…
Mishandled vessels: heaving drinks and hurling insults in medieval Welsh literature and law
Medieval men and women took their insults much more seriously than perhaps we do, and often comments or gestures, whether unintentional or calculated, could spark a violent blood feud.
Broken cups, men’s wrath, and the neighbours’ revenge: the case of Thomas and Alice Dey of Alverthorpe (1383)
Broken cups, men’s wrath, and the neighbours’ revenge: the case of Thomas and Alice Dey of Alverthorpe (1383) By Sharon Wright Canadian Journal…
I Serve
I Serve By Rosanne E. Lortz Publisher: Anno Domini, January 1, 2009 ISBN: 9780979214547 This novel details the events of one knight, Sir…
The Muslim Colony of Luceria Sarracenorum (Lucera)
The life and dispersion of Lucerine Muslims in Apulia (c.1220–1300) are examined from the onomastic point of view
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…
Detective Fiction in the Archives: Court Records and the Uses of Law in Late Medieval England
Detective Fiction in the Archives: Court Records and the Uses of Law in Late Medieval England By Shannon McSheffrey History Workshop Journal, Vol.65:1…
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…
Lineage strategies and the control of widows in Renaissance Florence
Lineage strategies and the control of widows in Renaissance Florence By Isabelle Chabot Widowhood in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, edited by Sandra…
The bewties of the fut-ball: Reactions and references to this boysterous sport in English writings, 1175-1815
It is the object of this study to give some account of references and reactions to Europe’s oldest team game, football, to be found in English writings, 1175-1815
Mixed Marriages in a Polyethnic Society: A Case Study of Tana, 14th – 15th Centuries
Mixed Marriages in a Polyethnic Society: A Case Study of Tana, 14th – 15th Centuries By S. Karpov Toleration and repression in the…
Toleration and Repression within the Byzantine Family: Gender Problems
Toleration and Repression within the Byzantine Family: Gender Problems By Judith Herrin Toleration and repression in the Middle Ages (2002) Introduction: While the…
Poison and Medicine in the Western World before the Appearance of the Treatises about Poisons (End of the Thirteenth Century)
Poison and Medicine in the Western World before the Appearance of the Treatises about Poisons (End of the Thirteenth Century) Session:Defining Poison ca.…