Medievalists.net » Renaissance http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Medieval Lisbon: Jerónimos Monastery http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/25/medieval-lisbon-jeronimos-monastery/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/25/medieval-lisbon-jeronimos-monastery/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2015 16:54:04 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62002 Of the four medieval #placestosee in Lisbon, Jerónimos Monastery, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, was my favourite. The monastery is located in Belém, a suburb of Lisbon, that is famous for the 16th century monastery, as well as for its world famous pastry shop, Pastéis de Belém...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/20/szczecin-castle-of-the-pomeranian-dukes/feed/ 0 Machiavelli and Botticelli Movies to Hit the Screen in 2016 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/machiavelli-and-botticelli-movies-to-hit-the-screen-in-2016/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/machiavelli-and-botticelli-movies-to-hit-the-screen-in-2016/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2015 16:55:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60689 Machiavelli and Botticelli are set to hit screens in 2016. We sat down to chat with Italian director, Lorenzo Raveggi about his two ambitious projects.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/28/movie-review-dangerous-beauty/feed/ 0 BOOK REVIEW: Genoa ‘La Superba’: The Rise and Fall of a Merchant Pirate Superpower by Nicholas Walton http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/09/book-review-genoa-la-superba-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-merchant-pirate-superpower-by-nicholas-walton/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/09/book-review-genoa-la-superba-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-merchant-pirate-superpower-by-nicholas-walton/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2015 15:54:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60262 While most books about Italy have been dedicated to tourist hubs like Milan, Florence, Rome, Sicily and Venice, Genoa with its rich history, rugged landscape, and tenacious residents, has been given only a passing mention.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/09/book-review-genoa-la-superba-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-merchant-pirate-superpower-by-nicholas-walton/feed/ 0 BOOK REVIEW: The Tapestry by Nancy Bilyeau http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/book-review-the-tapestry-by-nancy-bilyeau/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/book-review-the-tapestry-by-nancy-bilyeau/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2015 22:32:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59993 Joanna Stafford, our intrepid ex-Dominican super sleuth is at it again. This time, she’s hurled straight into the midst of plotting and deception at Henry VIII’s court.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/book-review-the-tapestry-by-nancy-bilyeau/feed/ 0 Cracking down on illegal gambling in Medieval Livonia http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/20/cracking-down-on-illegal-gambling-in-medieval-livonia/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/20/cracking-down-on-illegal-gambling-in-medieval-livonia/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 11:03:05 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59845 Just like their modern day counterparts, medieval cities had to deal with their own criminal underworlds - the sex trade, gambling, and violence taking place within their walls. At the International Medieval Congress, held earlier this month at the University of Leeds, these issues were explored as part of session #706: Perceiving and Regulating Vices.

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