Medievalists.net » Pope Urban II http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 03:31:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Besteiros Do Conto (Crossbowmen): Organization, abuses of power and irregularities during the reign of Dom João I (1385-1433) http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/23/besteiros-conto-crossbowmen-organization-abuses-power-irregularities-reign-dom-joao-1385-1433/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/23/besteiros-conto-crossbowmen-organization-abuses-power-irregularities-reign-dom-joao-1385-1433/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2014 20:04:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54332 The aim of this paper is to examine an aspect of social life linked to one of the most important and original forms of military organization in the whole of Portuguese history—the besteiros do conto (crossbowmen).

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/23/besteiros-conto-crossbowmen-organization-abuses-power-irregularities-reign-dom-joao-1385-1433/feed/ 0 The Sermon of Urban II in Clermont and the Tradition of Papal Oratory http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/15/the-sermon-of-urban-ii-in-clermont-and-the-tradition-of-papal-oratory/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/15/the-sermon-of-urban-ii-in-clermont-and-the-tradition-of-papal-oratory/#comments Sun, 15 Sep 2013 16:21:08 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=43591 The speech that Pope Urban II delivered at Clermont in 1095 to launch the First Crusade is probably one of the most discussed sermons from the Middle Ages.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/15/the-sermon-of-urban-ii-in-clermont-and-the-tradition-of-papal-oratory/feed/ 0 Church Reunification: Pope Urban II’s Papal Policy Towards the Christian East and Its Demise http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/18/church-reunification-pope-urban-iis-papal-policy-towards-the-christian-east-and-its-demise/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/18/church-reunification-pope-urban-iis-papal-policy-towards-the-christian-east-and-its-demise/#comments Mon, 19 Aug 2013 01:25:07 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=42977 What separates this brief work from that of previous historians is that it focuses on the formation and changes of papal policy in regards to the Eastern Orthodox Church during the First Crusade, exclusively.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/18/church-reunification-pope-urban-iis-papal-policy-towards-the-christian-east-and-its-demise/feed/ 0 Abbot Majolus of Cluny, Ambassador to the Dead http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/06/abbot-majolus-of-cluny-ambassador-to-the-dead/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/06/abbot-majolus-of-cluny-ambassador-to-the-dead/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:44:27 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=36943 This paper was part of a intriguing session on monasticism entitled: SESSION IV: Abbots between Ideals and Institutions, 10th–12th Centuries. Here, we meet the unsung hero of Cluny's early history, Abbot Majolus.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/06/abbot-majolus-of-cluny-ambassador-to-the-dead/feed/ 0 Medieval reads for Dad! http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/15/medieval-reads-for-dad/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/15/medieval-reads-for-dad/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:14:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=32793 Father’s Day is just around the corner - here are some fun medieval reads to make his day special!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/15/medieval-reads-for-dad/feed/ 0 Men, Women, and Beasts at Clermont, 1095 http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/29/men-women-and-beasts-at-clermont-1095/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/29/men-women-and-beasts-at-clermont-1095/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:11:12 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=23445 When Pope Urban II called for a military campaign to the Holy Land in 1095, he launched what would be the first in a series of Christian crusades. But even more than that, he advocated a form of warfare that would be pleasing to God.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/29/men-women-and-beasts-at-clermont-1095/feed/ 0 The Political Crusades – A useful historiographical concept? http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/28/the-political-crusades-a-useful-historiographical-concept/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/28/the-political-crusades-a-useful-historiographical-concept/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:58:36 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=23411 The Political Crusades – A useful historiographical concept? Følner, Bjarke  MA. Honours, University of Edinburgh (2001) Abstract This paper deals with the modern historiographical concept of the “political crusades”. The term “political crusade” was, of course, not coined during the Middle Ages itself. The simple explanation for the historiographical invention and application of the term […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/28/the-political-crusades-a-useful-historiographical-concept/feed/ 0 Saint Peter and Paul Church (Sinan Pasha Mosque), Famagusta: A Forgotten Gothic Moment in Northern Cyprus http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/27/saint-peter-and-paul-church-sinan-pasha-mosque-famagusta-a-forgotten-gothic-moment-in-northern-cyprus/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/27/saint-peter-and-paul-church-sinan-pasha-mosque-famagusta-a-forgotten-gothic-moment-in-northern-cyprus/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:19:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=23368 Saint Peter and Paul Church (Sinan Pasha Mosque), Famagusta: A Forgotten Gothic Moment in Northern Cyprus Walsh, Michael Inferno, Volume IX, 2004 Abstract When Pope Urban II called the Council of Clermont in 1095, and in so doing ordered the start of the Crusades to the Holy Land, it was neither obvious nor predictable what […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/27/saint-peter-and-paul-church-sinan-pasha-mosque-famagusta-a-forgotten-gothic-moment-in-northern-cyprus/feed/ 0 The Secular Motivations of the First Crusade http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/25/the-secular-motivations-of-the-first-crusade/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/25/the-secular-motivations-of-the-first-crusade/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:54:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=23261 The Secular Motivations of the First Crusade Vicari,George Jr., Major, USAF Research Report, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, April (2002) Abstract The 11th Century Roman Catholic Church claimed that its motives for the First Crusade were sacred, based solely on religious principles. This research project is an attempt to reveal or uncover any potential secular […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/25/the-secular-motivations-of-the-first-crusade/feed/ 0 Why Jerusalem? Why then? A study of the religious significance of Jerusalem to the West in 1095 http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/19/why-jerusalem-why-then-a-study-of-the-religious-significance-of-jerusalem-to-the-west-in-1095/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/19/why-jerusalem-why-then-a-study-of-the-religious-significance-of-jerusalem-to-the-west-in-1095/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:23:29 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=22960 Why Jerusalem? Why then? A study of the religious significance of Jerusalem to the West in 1095 Larson, Erin (Clemson University) PhD Thesis, Clemson University, May (2010) Abstract One of the fascinating aspects of this research is how what individuals believe to be true leads to collective action as a society. Research for this paper will […]

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