Repairs needed at medieval chapel in Bradwell Abbey
St Mary’s Chapel at Bradwell Abbey in Buckinghamshire, England is undergoing repairs with a temporary roof put in place make it water and…
Meister Eckhart and Jan Van Ruusbroec: A Comparison
Meister Eckhart and Jan Van Ruusbroec: A Comparison van Nieuwenhove, Rik (Trinity College, Dublin) Medieval Philosophy and Theology 7 (1998) Abstract Jan Van…
Psychology and Theodicy in Aquinas
Psychology and Theodicy in Aquinas Bowlin, John R. (University of Tulsa) Medieval Philosophy and Theology 7 (1998) Abstract Throughout much of this century…
Augustine on Reasoning from One’s Own Case
Augustine on Reasoning from One’s Own Case Matthews, Gareth B. (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) Medieval Philosophy and Theology 7 (1998) Abstract Forty years…
Medieval Frontiers at War symposium to take place in Spain
The Spanish city of Caceres will be hosting many of the most notable medieval military historians next month for a symposium on ‘Medieval…
Medieval Observatory discovered in Iran
Iranian archaeologists have discovered a 13th century observatory at the Ismailis stronghold of Alamut. It is believed this was used by the famous…
Life in the Middle Ages
Life in the Middle Ages lists the articles about how medieval people lived from day to day. This includes what people ate, wore,…
We have chosen a few things from among many: the adaptations and suitability of nuns’ rules in Merovingian Gaul
For female monasticism, the sixth and seventh centuries represent a period during which women religious and monastic authorities were struggling to define and organize the monastic community in a way that would best serve the needs of women in the community.
Reading Regina: Revisiting the Education of Upper-Class Women In the Middle Ages
Reading Regina: Revisiting the Education of Upper-Class Women In the Middle Ages By Sarah Peters Lucerna, vol. 1, no. 1 (2006) Introduction: Medieval…
Portrayals of women in violent situations in texts of the High Middle Ages
Portrayals of women in violent situations in texts of the High Middle Ages By Nina K. Verbanaz M.A. Thesis, University of Missouri–Columbia, 2008…
Estate of Margaret Wade Labarge donates art collection to the National Gallery of Canada
Thanks to a generous gift from the collection of the former medieval historian, writer, lecturer and Order of Canada recipient Dr. Margaret Wade…
Miracles of Bodily Transformation, or How St. Francis Received the Stigmata
No brief discussion of stigmata can hope to take account of the many, and sometimes conflicting, dimensions of this historically datable, and relatively recent, religious phenomenon.
The Collapse of the Beauvais Cathedral in 1284: The Conjecture of the Creep Buckling Piers
The interior vaulting exceeded 48 m in height, making it the tallest cathedral in Europe. The collapse was quite inexplicable and many theories have been debated trying to understand the reasons of the failure.
The Mercian Connection, Harold Godwineson’s Ambitions, Diplomacy and Channel-crossing, 1056–1066
The Mercian Connection, Harold Godwineson’s Ambitions, Diplomacy and Channel-crossing, 1056–1066 By AD F. J. Van Kempen History, Vol. 94:313 (2009) Abstract: It is supposed…
Book – Richard Rolle and His Readers: Defining the Literary in the Fifteenth Century – receives fellowship
Katherine Zieman, an assistant professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded a National Humanities Center Fellowship for work…
Dietary Recommendations in the Medieval Medical School of Salerno
Dietary Recommendations in the Medieval Medical School of Salerno By Maurizio Bifulco, Magda Marasco and Simona Pisanti American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol.35:6…
Fast or feast: reconstructing diet in later medieval England by stable isotope analysis
Fast or feast: reconstructing diet in later medieval England by stable isotope analysis By Gundula Muldner and Michael P. Richards Journal of Archaeological…
Changes in Diet in the Late Middle Ages: the Case of Harvest Workers
Changes in Diet in the Late Middle Ages: the Case of Harvest Workers By Christopher Dyer Agricultural Historical Review, Vol.36:1 (1988) Abstract: The…
Forging Art and Science: The Rise of Brass Instruments in Medieval Art Music as a Result of Advancing Metallurgy
While at first it may seem that a Medieval blacksmith might have little to do with a Medieval musician, there can be drawn connections between the two seemingly unrelated fields of study.
I was Sick and You Visited Me: The Hospital of Saint John in Brussels and its Patrons
Hospitals are at their simplest levels a microcosm of town life in the Middle Ages. They provide a snapshot of medieval life and demonstrate the everyday workings of medieval people.
Local churches and the conquest of the North: elite patronage and identity in Saxo-Norman Northumbria
Local churches and the conquest of the North: elite patronage and identity in Saxo-Norman Northumbria By A. McClain Early Medieval Northumbria: Kingdoms and…
The Terms used for the Priests and other clergy in the Anglo-Saxon Period
The Terms used for the Priests and other clergy in the Anglo-Saxon Period By Kerry Jane Elford M.Phil Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2009…
Anglo-Latin Bilingualism before 1066: Prospects and Limitations
Anglo-Latin Bilingualism before 1066: Prospects and Limitations By Olga Timofeeva Interfaces between Language and Culture in Medieval England: A Festschrift for Matti Kilpiö, edited…
The Culture of Force and Farce: Fourteenth-Century Japanese Warfare
The Culture of Force and Farce: Fourteenth-Century Japanese Warfare By Thomas Conlan Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies: Occasional Papers in Japanese…
The Hero in the Classroom
The Hero in the Classroom By John Ganim The Medieval Hero on Screen Representations from Beowulf to Buffy, Edited by Martha W. Driver…