Almodis: The Peaceweaver
Tracey Warr of the University of Wales – Trinity St.David has published her first novel. Almodis: The Peaceweaver is a story of love,…
Why God Became Man: Saint Anselm, Cur Deus Homo, and a Religious Challenge in Anglo-Norman England
Anselm’s great contributions to the history of ideas have been the province of philosophers and theologians, while historians have concentrated on his actions as monk, abbot, and Archbishop of Canterbury during the Gregorian Reform.
Revealing the earliest origins of Italian language
It’s a timeless project—and a priceless opportunity: Advanced students at the University of Notre Dame are currently working with some of Italy’s top…
“Apud Lotharingos Altus et Doctus”: Leofric of Exeter, 1050-1072
“Apud Lotharingos Altus et Doctus”: Leofric of Exeter, 1050-1072 Corradini, Erika (University of Leicester) The Proceedings of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies…
Face of 14th-century Archbishop of Canterbury revealed
The face of Simon of Sudbury, the controversial former Archbishop of Canterbury, was revealed last week – 630 years after he met his…
The role of the monasteries in the development of medieval milling
The role of the monasteries in the development of medieval milling By Adam Lucas Wind and Water in the Middle Ages: Fluid Technologies…
Medieval historian knighted by the King of Belgium
Professor Benjamin Hendrickx of the Department of Greek and Latin Studies at the University of Johannesburg was recently awarded a knighthood in the…
Trial by Combat for the English Throne: Assessing King Harold Godwineson During the Norwegian and Norman Invasions of 1066
The English, Norwegians, and the Normans had similar army recruitment policies and weapons, but had some differences that affected their strategies and tactics.
An Armory of Writs: The Rewriting of the English Social Contract, 1066-1290
An Armory of Writs: The Rewriting of the English Social Contract, 1066-1290 Blau, Zachary S. B.A. Thesis (Medieval Studies),Wesleyan University, April (2009) Abstract…
Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah now available online
Oxford University’s Bodleian Libraries have digitized and made available online part of the first comprehensive code of Jewish Law, Mishneh Torah (http://maimonides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk). Written…
Marriage, Inheritance, and the Balance of Power in Twelfth-Century England and France
Marriage, Inheritance, and the Balance of Power in Twelfth-Century England and France Diggelmann, Lindsay Mark Thesis: PhD Philosophy in History, The University of…
Medieval Art Treasures expected to sell between € 2-3 million at auction
A collection of medieval items dating back to the 10th century will be going up for auction in Paris in November. The medieval…
Wassail, drinchail et savoir-vivre, ou la disqualification culturelle d’une élite
Wassail, drinchail et savoir-vivre, ou la disqualification culturelle d’une élite By Alban Gautier Cahiers de Recherches Médiévales et Humanistes, Vol.19 (2010) Abstract: In the…
Talking about history in eleventh century England: the Encomium Emmae Reginae and the court of Harthacnut
Talking about history in eleventh century England: the Encomium Emmae Reginae and the court of Harthacnut Tyler, Elizabeth M. Early Medieval Europe, 13…
14th-century Samurai battle wounds discovered by scientists
Films like Seven Samurai, Ran and Heaven and Earth have made Japan’s historic Samurai warriors famous But now, their skeletons have been examined…
French Castle for Sale in the Loire Valley
Chateau de Chanzé 11th century medieval castle Near Angers, France Price: 2 370 000 Euros (negotiable) This French castle, which dates back to…
PETERBOROUGH MONASTERY AND ITS CHRONICLE: ANNALISTIC HISTORY AS AN EXPRESSION OF INDEPENDENT IDENTITY
PETERBOROUGH MONASTERY AND ITS CHRONICLE: ANNALISTIC HISTORY AS AN EXPRESSION OF INDEPENDENT IDENTITY Hall, J. Megan M.A. Thesis, The University of Georgia, December…
Saints, Monks and Bishops; cult and authority in the diocese of Wells (England) before the Norman Conquest
Saints, Monks and Bishops; cult and authority in the diocese of Wells (England) before the Norman Conquest Costen, Michael (University of Bristol, UK)…
Digging Ditches in Early Medieval Europe
Digging Ditches in Early Medieval Europe By Paolo Squatriti Past and Present, Vol.176:1 (2002) Introduction: In the Royal Frankish Annals the year 793…
Lucrezia Borgia – A New Assessment
Lucrezia Borgia – A New Assessment
Reticent Romans: Silence and Writing in La Vie de Saint Alexis, Le Conte du Graal, and Le Roman de Silence
Reticent Romans: Silence and Writing in La Vie de Saint Alexis, Le Conte du Graal, and Le Roman de Silence By Evan J. Bibbe…
Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) and Her Music Drama Ordo virtutum: A critical review of the scholarship and some new suggestions
Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) and Her Music Drama Ordo virtutum: A critical review of the scholarship and some new suggestions By Eckehard Simon…
What was kosher in Byzantium?
What was kosher in Byzantium? Crostini, Barbara Eat, Drink and be Merry (Luke 12: 19): Food and Wine in Byzantium, Ashgate, (2007) Abstract The question…
The Art of Medieval Sustainable Urban Design: The case of Toledo
The Art of Medieval Sustainable Urban Design: The case of Toledo By Serge Salat Paper given at the Sustainable Building Conference (SB10mad), Madrid,…
Burgundian Costume: Being a study of women’s formal dress of Northern Europe, especially Burgundy and Flanders, in the later half of the 15th century
The fashionable dress of the later 15th Century has become iconographic with our modern idea of medievalism. Such popular portrayal, largely inauthentic, has linked it with the re-enactor’s idea of bad medievalism.