Medievalists.net » Naples http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The Journey of Charles I, King of Hungary, from Visegrád to Naples (1333): Its Political Implications and Artistic Consequences http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/journey-charles-king-hungary-visegrad-naples-1333-political-implications-artistic-consequences/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/journey-charles-king-hungary-visegrad-naples-1333-political-implications-artistic-consequences/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2014 08:00:06 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52237 The aim of this article is to reconstruct the journey of Charles I, King of Hungary (1310– 1342), from Visegrád to Naples in the year 1333.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/01/journey-charles-king-hungary-visegrad-naples-1333-political-implications-artistic-consequences/feed/ 0 Tomb of Vlad the Impaler may have been found in Italy http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/16/tomb-vlad-impaler-may-found-italy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/16/tomb-vlad-impaler-may-found-italy/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:46:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50463 Researchers from Estonia believe that the remains of Vlad III, better known as Vlad the Impaler, are buried in a church in Naples, Italy.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/16/tomb-vlad-impaler-may-found-italy/feed/ 0 ‘Royal’ pediculosis in Renaissance Italy: lice in the mummy of the King of Naples Ferdinand II of Aragon (1467-1496) http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/03/royal-pediculosis-in-renaissance-italy-lice-in-the-mummy-of-the-king-of-naples-ferdinand-ii-of-aragon-1467-1496/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/03/royal-pediculosis-in-renaissance-italy-lice-in-the-mummy-of-the-king-of-naples-ferdinand-ii-of-aragon-1467-1496/#comments Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:16:51 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=47281 Pediculosis seems to have afflicted humans since the most ancient times and lice have been found in several ancient human remains. Examination of the head hair and pubic hair of the artificial mummy of Ferdinand II of Aragon (1467-1496), King of Naples, revealed a double infestation with two different species of lice...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/03/royal-pediculosis-in-renaissance-italy-lice-in-the-mummy-of-the-king-of-naples-ferdinand-ii-of-aragon-1467-1496/feed/ 0 Glass Bridges: Cross-Cultural Exchange between Florence and the Ottoman Empire http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/24/glass-bridges-cross-cultural-exchange-between-florence-and-the-ottoman-empire/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/24/glass-bridges-cross-cultural-exchange-between-florence-and-the-ottoman-empire/#comments Thu, 25 Jul 2013 01:15:04 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=42343 During the medieval period, the main aim of the crusades was recovery of the Holy Land. However, this changed in the fifteenth century for various reasons.

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