On November 15, 1315, an Austrian army of at least a few thousand men marched along the shores of Lake Ägeri in central Switzerland. It was here that they were ambushed by over a thousand Swiss farmers.
Avalanches in the Middle Ages
July 6, 2015 By
One of the dangers a medieval traveller might face when crossing through mountainous terrain is the threat of avalanches.
King’s sister, queen of dissent: Marguerite of Navarre (1492-1549) and her evangelical network
November 7, 2014 By
This study reconstructs the previously unknown history of the most important dissident group within France before the French Reformed Church formed during the 1550s.
Does a Reformation End?: Rethinking Religious Simulation in Sixteenth-Century Italy
October 21, 2014 By
A paper examining the Italian Reformation.
In Search of the Secrets of Medieval Organs
February 3, 2014 By
On Friday and Saturday, June 9 and 10, 2012, a concert and workshop focusing on the medieval organ were held at the Basel (Switzerland) Peterskirche. They dealt with concepts, designs, rep- ertoire and the medieval organ used in ensemble.
Body Mass and Body Mass Index estimation in medieval Switzerland
January 27, 2013 By
The aim of the present study is to test the available BM estimation formulae based on the femoral head breadth (Auerbach and Ruff 2004, Grine et al. 1995, McHenry 1992, Ruff et al. 1991) on skeletal populations from medieval Switzerland and to reconstruct the BM and the BMI within a specific temporal and geographical setting.
Greed wasn’t good in the Middle Ages – historian looks at medieval business ethics
August 4, 2012 By
Self-serving behavior deemed necessary on Wall Street today might have been despised in medieval Europe. One might even have been murdered for using wealth as a justification for circumventing societal norms.
Total St Gall: Medieval Monastery as a Disciplinary Institution
May 16, 2012 By
How much was a medieval monastery reminiscent of a modern prison? Or insane asylum?
The Danube Floods and Their Human Response and Perception (14th to 17th C)
March 19, 2012 By
This study will examine in particular the reactions of the people living close to the Danube River and its catchment area in “Austria” between the 14th and 17th centuries.
The Archaeology of Medieval Fishing Tackle
May 22, 2011 By
The Archaeology of Medieval Fishing Tackle Steane, J M and Foreman, M Waterfront Archaeology: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Waterfront Archaeology held at Bristol, 23-26 September 1988, edited by G L Good, R H Jones and M W Ponsford (CBA Research Report No 74 (1991)) Abstract This paper provides a summary of fish catching methods in medieval […]
A Letter from Lewis of Savoy to Edward I
February 13, 2011 By
A Letter from Lewis of Savoy to Edward I By A.J. Taylor English Historical Review, Vol. 68 (1953) Introduction: The accidental death of Thomas of Savoy some few years before that of his uncle Count Philip was a matter of importance, for it meant that when Count Philip, the last of the eight sons of […]
The composition and manufacture of early medieval coloured window glass from Sion (Valais, Switzerland) : A Roman glass-making tradition or innovative craftsmanship?
February 13, 2011 By
The composition and manufacture of early medieval coloured window glass from Sion (Valais, Switzerland) : A Roman glass-making tradition or innovative craftsmanship? By S. Wolf et al. Archaeometry, Vol.47:2 (2005) Abstract: Archaeological excavations between 1984 and 2001 at the early Christian cemetery church in Sion, Sous-le-Scex (Rhône Valley, Switzerland), brought to light more than 400 […]
Providers and Educators: The Theory and Practice of Fatherhood in Late Medieval Basel, 1475-1529
January 4, 2011 By
Using Basel as a case-study reveals important connections between the various roles that fathers played. Two roles stand out: father as provider and father as educator.
Convent of St. Gall
April 17, 2010 By
The town of St. Gall is located in northeast Switzerland and is widely known as a center of Christian theological study. The abbey library, built in the 8th century, houses approximately 160,000 priceless books and texts. The library was built behind the cathedral. The entrance is adorned with the Greek sentence which means The Hospital […]
The Identification of Persons in the Middle Ages: Results From the First “Freiburger Bürgerbuch” (1341-1416)
January 2, 2009 By
This source contains 2200 inscriptions with 7000 names. Each inscription includes the name of the “Bürger” his occupation, social position, place of origin and kinship relations.
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