Medievalists.net » Spain 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 Wonders of MAN in Madrid http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/08/medieval-wonders-of-man-in-madrid/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/08/medieval-wonders-of-man-in-madrid/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2015 19:40:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62382 Danielle Trynoski explores the medieval exhibits at the Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/11/fair-trade-a-look-at-the-hanseatic-league/feed/ 0 Medieval Lisbon: Castelo de São Jorge http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/10/medieval-lisbon-castelo-de-sao-jorge/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/10/medieval-lisbon-castelo-de-sao-jorge/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:07:32 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61688 Above Lisbon’s skyline of colourful tiled houses and red roofs lies Castelo de São Jorge, a dominating, but beautiful, 11th century fortress in the heart of this vibrant city...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/10/medieval-lisbon-castelo-de-sao-jorge/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 Fashion Old and New: Weaving and Tailoring in the Early Medieval and Early Modern Period http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/09/fashion-old-and-new-weaving-and-tailoring-in-the-early-medieval-and-early-modern-period/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/09/fashion-old-and-new-weaving-and-tailoring-in-the-early-medieval-and-early-modern-period/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:34:41 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58801 Fashion fan? Interested in medieval and early modern textiles? Then this was your session. 2 papers from opposite ends of the spectrum: Early Medieval weaving and Early Modern Tailoring.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/09/fashion-old-and-new-weaving-and-tailoring-in-the-early-medieval-and-early-modern-period/feed/ 0 Study reveals size of livestock were at their lowest in Early Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/20/study-reveals-size-of-livestock-were-at-their-lowest-in-early-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/20/study-reveals-size-of-livestock-were-at-their-lowest-in-early-middle-ages/#comments Wed, 20 May 2015 13:14:43 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58291 A new study, covering the last 2000 years of livestock animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, has revealed that in Spain these animals were at their smallest size during the 8th and 9th centuries.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/20/study-reveals-size-of-livestock-were-at-their-lowest-in-early-middle-ages/feed/ 0 ‘Que lo lean literalmente’: Clerical Ignorance and a Late Medieval Wedding Ceremony http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/09/que-lo-lean-literalmente-clerical-ignorance-and-a-late-medieval-wedding-ceremony/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/09/que-lo-lean-literalmente-clerical-ignorance-and-a-late-medieval-wedding-ceremony/#comments Sun, 10 May 2015 02:24:51 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58147 There is ample evidence that in late-medieval Spain a vast number of priests charged with carrying out the Church's everyday liturgical responsibilities were undereducated and had little or no capacity in that language.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/09/que-lo-lean-literalmente-clerical-ignorance-and-a-late-medieval-wedding-ceremony/feed/ 0 Philippa Langley: The End of Richard III and the Beginning of Henry I http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/27/philippa-langley-the-end-of-richard-iii-and-the-beginning-of-henry-i/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/27/philippa-langley-the-end-of-richard-iii-and-the-beginning-of-henry-i/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:47:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57188 Amidst all the excitement, and the whirlwind that was Richard III's reburial in Leicester, I managed to catch up with one of the world's most famous Ricardians, 'the Kingfinder', Philippa Langley.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/27/philippa-langley-the-end-of-richard-iii-and-the-beginning-of-henry-i/feed/ 0 Tropical fire ants traveled the world on 16th century ships http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/19/tropical-fire-ants-traveled-world-16th-century-ships/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/19/tropical-fire-ants-traveled-world-16th-century-ships/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2015 13:43:19 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56272 Thanks to a bit of genetic sleuthing, researchers now know the invasion history of the tropical fire ant, the first ant species known to travel the globe by sea.

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