Women Scientists of the Middle Ages and 1600s
Therefore, it is all the more remarkable that history yields to us several outstanding women of the Middle Ages and 1600s whose accomplishments in the fields of science and writing are still recognized today as valid and significant.
The “Greek” project of the Order of St. John
The “Greek” project of the Order of St. John By Vladislav Ivanov Paper given at the 22nd International Congress of Byzantine Studies (2011)…
The Death of the Knight: Changes in Military Weaponry during the Tudor Period
The Death of the Knight: Changes in Military Weaponry during the Tudor Period By David Schwope Academic Forum, Vol. 21 (2003-04) Abstract: The…
Lay Literacy and the Medieval Bible
Lay Literacy and the Medieval Bible By Graham D. Caie Nordic Journal of English Studies, Vol.3:1 (2004) Introduction: Among Arne Zettersten’s impressive research…
Castle for Sale in Poitou
13th century Castle for Sale in France Asking Price: 985 000 € Located in the northern part of the Poitou region, in a…
Archaeologists examine the Pillar of Eliseg
Archaeologists from Welsh universities have begun two weeks of excavations at the Pillar of Eliseg, a ninth-century AD stone monument which stands on…
Women before the qāḍī under the Abbasids
Women before the qāḍī under the Abbasids By Mathieu Tillier Islamic Law and Society, Vol. 16 (2009) Abstract: In this article, I examine…
All the Queen’s Men: Perceptions of Women in Power
All the Queen’s Men: Perceptions of Women in Power Burkett, Mona Master’s Thesis, University of Minnesota, (2009) Abstract Throughout the middle Ages, women…
Mother, wife, temptress, virgin and tyrant: defining images of feminine power in medieval queenship and modern politics
Mother, wife, temptress, virgin and tyrant: defining images of feminine power in medieval queenship andmodern politics Curwen, Emma B.A. Thesis, Regis University, May (2009)…
The Queen as ‘social mannequin’. Consumerism and expenditure at the Court of Isabeau of Bavaria, 1393–1422
The Queen as ‘social mannequin’. Consumerism and expenditure at the Court of Isabeau of Bavaria, 1393–1422 Gibbons, Rachel C. Journal of Medieval History, Vol. 26,…
Daughters, Wives, and Widows: A Study of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman Noble Women
Daughters, Wives, and Widows: A Study of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman Noble Women Bailey, Paula J. Academic Forum, No.19 (2001/2) Abstract Traditional medieval histories have tended…
The Hungarian Military in Northern Italy during the Reign of Louis the Great
The Hungarian Military in Northern Italy during the Reign of Louis the Great Corradi Musi, Carla Hungarian Studies Review, Vol XVII, No. 2 (Fall,…
Adelard of Bath and Roger Bacon: early English natural philosophers and scientists
Adelard of Bath and Roger Bacon: early English natural philosophers and scientists Hackett, Jeremiah M. Endeavour, Vol. 26(2) 2002 Abstract The image of Roger Bacon…
Alfred’s Historia Ecclesiastica
Alfred’s Historia Ecclesiastica Uijttewaal, B.T. B.A. Thesis, Universiteit Utrecht (2011) Abstract The “English” had been punished by God through the arrival of the…
Narrative, Gender and Authority in ‘Abbāsid Literature on Women
Narrative, Gender and Authority in ‘Abbāsid Literature on Women By Pernilla Myrne (ORIENTALIA ET AFRICANA GOTHOBURGENSIA, 2010) Abstract: The ‘Abbāsid dynasty came to…
Lincolnshire and the Danes
Lincolnshire and the Danes Criddle, Peter LINCOLNSHIRE LIFE • October (2008) English historians of Victorian times were often very interested in the emergence…
The Politics of Land Inheritance as Represented in Raoul of Cambrai
The Politics of Land Inheritance as Represented in Raoul of Cambrai Imrie, Laura University of Guelph: 2010 Student Research Papers Abstract The twelfth…
The Fate of Ancient Greek Natural Philosophy in the Middle Ages: Islam and Western Christianity
The Fate of Ancient Greek Natural Philosophy in the Middle Ages: Islam and Western Christianity By Edward Grant Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 61,…
Woman or Warrior? The Construction of Gender in Old Norse Myth
Woman or Warrior? The Construction of Gender in Old Norse Myth Norrman, Lena (Harvard University) Paper given at the 11th International Saga Conference (2000)…
Eastern Objects and Western Desires: Relics and Reliquaries between Byzantium and the West
Among the many eastern objects that reached western Europe between the seventh and the fifteenth century by way of gift-giving, theft, or trade, sacred relics hold an important, if somewhat unusual, position.
Warranty and good lordship in twelfth century England
Warranty and good lordship in twelfth century England Hyams, Paul (California Institute of Technology University of Oxford) California Institute of Technology, January (1986) Abstract Already…
The use of trial by battle in the work of Sir Thomas Malory
The use of trial by battle in the work of Sir Thomas Malory Enyon, Nadine Ruth(Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) M.A. Thesis, English, University of Saskatchewan (1974)…
Perpetuus Rex Norvegiae and Pyratarum Dux: Olaf Haraldsson’s Conversion of Norway and The Presence of Norman Power in Northern Europe
Perpetuus Rex Norvegiae and Pyratarum Dux: Olaf Haraldsson’s Conversion of Norway and The Presence of Norman Power in Northern Europe By Rachael Kerrigan…
Biblical, mythical, and foreign women in the texts and pictures on medieval world maps
Biblical, mythical, and foreign women in the texts and pictures on medieval world maps Baumgartner, Ingrid The Hereford world map: medieval world maps and…
Bohemia in English Religious Controversy before the Henrician Reformation
Bohemia in English Religious Controversy before the Henrician Reformation By Michael Van Dussen The Bohemian Reformation and Religious Practice, vol. 7: Papers from…