For the Honor of Her Lineage and Body: The Dowers and Dowries of Some Late Medieval Queens of Portugal
For the Honor of Her Lineage and Body: The Dowers and Dowries of Some Late Medieval Queens of Portugal By Ana Maria S.…
Politics and ideology in Late Medieval Cordoba
Politics and ideology in Late Medieval Cordoba By John Edwards En la España Medieval, Vol.4 (1984) Introduction: Despite the growth of ‘scientific’ analysis…
The Illusion of Royal Power in the Carolingian Annals
The Illusion of Royal Power in the Carolingian Annals By Rosamond McKitterick The English Historical Review, Vol. 115, No. 460. (2000) Synopsis: Medieval…
The Search for the of Tomb of Cao Cao
This documentary was filmed before the reported discovery of Cao Cao’s tomb in late 2009. It details the life and career of Cao…
Norfolk, 1382: A Sequel to the Peasants’ Revolt
Norfolk, 1382: A Sequel to the Peasants’ Revolt By Herbert Eiden The English Historical Review, Vol. 114, No. 456. (1999) Introduction: In parts of…
“Church Reformers’ Ideas of Warfare and Peace in Forteenth-Century England: William Langland”
“Church Reformers’ Ideas of Warfare and Peace in Forteenth-Century England: William Langland” Lee, Dongchoon Medieval and Early Modern English Studies, Volume 14 No.…
The Old English Charms and King Alfred’s Court
This article argues that one of the most important of the extant Old English charm texts, Bald’s Leechbook, was compiled during the Alfredian Renaissance, and very possibly at the request of Alfred himself.
The Huns and the End of the Roman Empire in Western Europe
In particular, the two main phases of population movement – c. 376-86 and 405-8 – were directly caused by the intrusion of Hunnic power into the fringes of Europe.
The Murder of Charles the Good
…I was in the midst of a great welter of events and many burning houses (set on fire by flaming arrows shot at night onto the roofs of the town both by those besieged within the castle and by freebooters outside who hoped to have a chance for looting)…
Man from the Margin: Cao Cao and the Three Kingdoms
The heroes of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao, his colleagues and his rivals, have a notable place in the traditions of the Chinese people. They are celebrated in poetry and drama, their deeds are recounted in cycles of stories, and the policies and crises of their time have been the centre of intellectual and popular debate in modern China.
Adultery and Kingship in Marie de France’s Equitan
In medieval French literature, the conventional plot of courtly love focuses on the figure of the queen.
Gaimar’s Rebels: Outlaw Heroes and the Creation of Authority in Twelfth-Century England
Gaimar’s Rebels:Outlaw Heroes and the Creation of Authority in Twelfth-Century England Zatta, Jane Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 16 (1999) Abstract Located at…
Warrior Geopolitics: Gladiator, Black Hawk Down and the Kingdom of Heaven
Ridley Scott’s three movies, “Gladiator”, “Black Hawk Down” and most recently “The Kingdom of Heaven” explore the morality and identity of warriors. They do so in exotic landscapes and settings that emphasize the confrontation with danger as external and frequently unknowable and political violence as something that has complicated geographies.
Feasting with “Kings” in an Ancient Democracy: On the Slavic Society of the Early Middle Ages (Sixth to Seventh Century A.D.)
Feasting with “Kings” in an Ancient Democracy:On the Slavic Society of the Early Middle Ages (Sixth to Seventh Century A.D.) Curta, Florin Essays…
A generation gap or political enmity?: Emperor Manuel Komnenos, Byzantine intellectuals and the struggle for domination in twelfth century Byzantium
More than decade and a half into the reign of Manuel Komnenos a mysterious conspiracy came to light, master-minded by a person from the emperor’s closest circle and one of the Empire’s most senior bureaucrats…
The Purpose of Domesday Book: a Quandary
The Purpose of Domesday Book: a Quandary Kapelle, William Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 9 (1992) Abstract In 1086 the Normans made a…
Imaginary History and Burgundian State-building: The Translation of the Annals of Hainault
Imaginary History and Burgundian State-building: The Translation of the Annals of Hainault Rigoutlot, Robert B. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 9 (1992) Abstract…
Wishing Upon A Star: King John, the Order of the Star, and Politics
Wishing Upon A Star: King John, the Order of the Star, and Politics Bessen, David M. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 3 (1986)…
Iran under Mongol domination: The effectiveness and failings of a dual administrative system
Iran under Mongol domination: The effectiveness and failings of a dual administrative system By Denise Aigle Bulletin d’Etudes Orientales, Suppl.57 (2008) Introduction: At the beginning of…
Medieval Portuguese Royal Chronicles: Topics in a Discourse of Identity and Power
Medieval Portuguese Royal Chronicles: Topics in a Discourse of Identity and Power By Bernardo Vasconcelos e Sousa e-Journal of Portuguese History, Vol.5:2 (2007) Abstract: It…
The Decline of the Opsikian Domesticates and the Rise of the Domesticate of the Scholae
The Decline of the Opsikian Domesticates and the Rise of the Domesticate of the Scholae By T.K. LOUNGHIS BYZANTINA SYMMEIKTA, Vol.10 (1996) Introduction: In this…
Absolutism in Renaissance Milan: Plenitude of Power under the Visconti and the Sforza 1329-1535
Absolutism in Renaissance Milan: Plenitude of Power under the Visconti and the Sforza 1329-1535 By Jane Black Oxford University Press, 2009 ISBN: 9780199565290…
Mehmed II, ‘The Conqueror’, in Byzantine short chronicles and old Serbian annals, inscriptions, and genealogies
This article analyzes how Byzantine Short Chronicles and Old Serbian Annals , Inscriptions, and Genealogies depicted sultan Mehmed II, ‘The Conqueror’.
The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I
The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I By Nancy Goldstone Walker & Company, 2009 ISBN: 978-0802716705 On March 15, 1348, Joanna…
From God’s Peace to the King’s Order: Late Medieval Limitations on Non-Royal Warfare
One of the fundamental tasks of medieval kings was to be a peacemaker, that is, to settle disputes and to prevent new ones from arising.