The Vulnerable Body of Havelok the Dane
The Vulnerable Body of Havelok the Dane Crawford, Donna Medieval Forum, vol. 1 (2002) Abstract The Middle English verse romance Havelok the Dane…
THE RECRUITMENT SYSTEM OF THE IMPERIAL BUREAUCRACY OF LATER HAN
THE RECRUITMENT SYSTEM OF THE IMPERIAL BUREAUCRACY OF LATER HAN By Rafe de Crespigny The Chung Chi Journal, Vol.6:1 (1966) Introduction: After the civil…
The Opposition of the Literati to the Game of Weiqi in Ancient China
The Opposition of the Literati to the Game of Weiqi in Ancient China By Paolo Zanon Published Online (2000) Introduction: With the development of Neo-Confucianism…
The Transition from Coptic to Arabic
The Transition from Coptic to Arabic By Samuel Rubenson Égypte/Monde arabe, Première série, 27-28 (1996) Introduction: The process in which the last stage of…
The Study of Mishnaic Hebrew: Some Historical Milestones
The Study of Mishnaic Hebrew: Some Historical Milestones By Sophie Kessler-Mesguich Bulletin du Centre de recherche français de Jérusalem, Vol. 12 (2003) Introduction: The first…
Inventing the Lollard Past : The Afterlife of a Medieval Sermon in Early Modern England
This essay explores the evolving significance of a famous fourteenth-century Paul’s Cross sermon by Thomas Wimbledon in late medieval and early modern England and its transmission from manuscript to print.
Interview with Michael Bratchel
Dr. Michael Bratchel is a Lecturer in History at the University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, South Africa. He works on Italian Renaissance History and…
Historical Legends of the Volga-Ural Muslims concerning Alexander the Great, the City of Yelabuga, and Bāchmān Khān
Historical Legends of the Volga-Ural Muslims concerning Alexander the Great, the City of Yelabuga, and Bāchmān Khān By Allen J. Frank Remmm: Revue des…
Immigration and Identity in the Middle Ages : French Immigrants to Constantinople and Greece in the Thirteenth Century
After capturing Constantinople in 1204, the Fourth Crusaders established several states in former Byzantine territory.
Crime, Justice and Society in Medieval and Early Modern Times : Thirty Years of Crime and Criminal Justice History
This article, prepared as a tribute to H.A. Diederiks, sketches a panorama of the research and writing of the history of crime in Europe since the 1960s. I
Handbooks and local jurisdiction in Ming China. According to the sections on judicial matters in the «Shih cheng lu» by Lü K’un, a handbook for magistrates
Handbooks and local jurisdiction in Ming China. According to the sections on judicial matters in the «Shih cheng lu» by Lü K’un, a…
Slavic Paganism in Kievan Russia and the Coming of Christianity
Slavic Paganism in Kievan Russia and the Coming of Christianity By Yaroslav V. Riabinin Published Online (2007) Introduction: Orthodox Christianity is currently the dominant…
The Shifting Present and Written Images of the Mongols
The Shifting Present and Written Images of the Mongols By Donald Ostrowski Paper given at Uses of the Past Slavic Symposium, University of…
The Book of Michael of Rhodes: A Fifteenth-Century Maritime Manuscript
Looking at a book written by a 15th century Venetian mariner
Ports of Call: Boccaccio’s Alatiel in the Medieval Mediterranean
Ports of Call: Boccaccio’s Alatiel in the Medieval Mediterranean By Sharon Kinoshita and Jason Jacobs Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Vol. 37:1…
The Battle of Malta, 1283: Prelude to a Disaster
The Battle of Malta, 1283: Prelude to a Disaster By Lawrence Mott The Circle of War in the Middle Ages: Essays on Medieval…
One-way Streets: Urban Geography and Anti-Semitism in Chaucer’s Prioress’s Tale
Set in an unnamed city in Asia, the narrative centres around a particuar pious seven-year old school boy who desires more than anything to praise Mary by learning the ‘Alma Redemptoris Mater’ by heart.
Sheep Struck by the Shepherd: Secular Clergy on the Battlefield in History and Literature
Sheep Struck by the Shepherd: Secular Clergy on the Battlefield in History and Literature By André Schmidt Chronica: The Journal of the Medieval Association…
The epic tradition of Charlemagne in Italy
The epic tradition of Charlemagne in Italy By Jane E. Everson Cahiers de recherches médiévales, Vol.12 (2005) Introduction: From the late thirteenth century to the…
King John’s expedition to Ireland, 1210: the evidence reconsidered
King John’s expedition to Ireland, 1210: the evidence reconsidered By Seán Duffy Irish Historical Studies, Vol.30 (1996) Introduction: The valiant efforts of certain…
Ransom My Heart
Ransom My Heart By Meg Cabot HarperCollins Publishers, 2009 ISBN: 9780061700071 The gimmick to accompany the conclusion of the Princess Diaries is this…
Blog Profile: Heptarchy Herald
We are profiling a brand new blog – The Heptarchy Herald – which offers just a few posts so far, but it looks…
Discriminant function sexing of fragmentary and complete femora from medieval sites in continental Croatia
Discriminant function sexing of fragmentary and complete femora from medieval sites in continental Croatia Šlaus, M. Opvscvla Archaeologica Papers of the Department of…
Demography and pathology of the medieval population from Stenjevec
Demography and pathology of the medieval population from Stenjevec Šlaus, M. Opvscvla Archaeologica Papers of the Department of Archaeology, Vol.26 No.1 October 2002.…
Pluteus from the island of Rab from the later 6th or 7th century
Pluteus from the island of Rab from the later 6th or 7th century Jarak, M. Opvscvla Archaeologica Papers of the Department of Archaeology,…