The evolutionary dynamics of the credit relationship between Henry III and Flemish merchants, 1247-1270
Within England, the royal household was by far the biggest single customer for cloth,
wax and other high-status goods.
The Hermits and Anchorites of Oxfordshire
The present survey identifies 37 sites in Oxfordshire which were associated with solitaries between the 12th and 16th centuries.
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Changing ideologies of Medieval state formation: the growing exploitation of land in Gwynedd c.1100–c.1400
The sub-discipline has broadened its scope to examine themes such as the search for signification in landscape, the meaning of landscape and the ideology associated with landscape forms.
Gregory of Tours, Monastic Timekeeping, and Early Christian Attitudes to Astronomy
If there was little scientific progress in the early Middle Ages, a rudimentary scientific activity was nonetheless essential to that later quest for learning.
Saint by Association: Samson, Thomas Becket, and Simon de Montfort
The seemingly unusual companionship of Samson (of Samson and Delilah fame), Thomas Becket, the murdered Archbishop of Canterbury, and Simon de Montfort, the leader of the Barons War, has come about, for this paper, because of their mutual presence in the British Library’s Harley Manuscript 978.
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‘The Iron Throne is mine by right. They will bend the knee, or I will destroy them.’
Blind Date – Scottish medieval pottery industries
What I shall try to do in this paper is offer a personal view of what we currently know about Scottish medieval pottery and what we should be doing next.
Natural Qualifications of a Medieval Poet According to Moshe Ibn Ezra
The most important attainment of the Arabs, in Ibn Ezra’s opinion, is the distinction they achieved in the field of rhetoric.
Bogomilism: An Important Precursor of the Reformation
Our particular task here is to give proof of the presence of Bogomil and Cathar ideas and motivations in the works of the brightest reformation triad: John Wycliffe — Jan Hus — Martin Luther, by means of facts, documented links and associations.
Traditional healing with animals (zootherapy): medieval to present-day Levantine practice
Since ancient times animals and products derived from different organs of their bodies have constituted part of the inventory of medicinal substances used in various cultures; such uses still exist in ethnic folk medicine.
The Order of Lighting the Hanukkah Candles: The Evolution of a Custom and the Influence of the Publication of the Shulhan Arukh
Nevertheless most Jews are unaware that the ritual of the lighting and more precisely the order in which Hanukkah candles are lit, underwent an evolution over many centuries and that the order which has been adopted by the overwhelming majority of Jewish people was initially a marginal rite originating in France.
Remnants of Revenants: The Role of the Dreaded Draugr in Medieval Iceland
The term ‘revenant’ is a French term for ghost, derived from the verb revenir, ‘to return.’ The Icelandic term is more specific to the returning and violently unhappy dead: the feared draugr.
Of Our Own Nation: John Wallis’s Account of Mathematical Learning in Medieval England
In A treatise of algebra both historical and practical, John Wallis wrote the first survey of the state of mathematical learning in medieval England, and discussed with particular care the arrival and significance of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system
Some sources for the history of Viking Northumbria
The sources for the history of Northumbria in the two centuries between the Viking and Norman Conquests are not voluminous and most are only preserved in later, often incomplete, copies.
The mead-hall community
The paper provides background context to the Anglo-Saxon concept of the ‘mead-hall’, the role of conspicuous consumption in early medieval society and the use of commensality to strengthen horizontal and vertical social bonds
Who made Carlisle Castle’s carvings?
The mysterious wall carvings of Carlisle Castle’s Keep have always been thought to be the work of prisoners that were held captive there during its turbulent past. Some recent research by English Heritage, however, suggests some very surprising results.
Magical Letters, Mystical Planets: Magic, Theosophy, and Astrology in the Sefer Yetsirah and two of its Tenth-century Commentaries
Examines the effective power of symbols, and of the Hebrew letterform specifically, and theosophy, the belief that the created world can be used to learn about the divine.
Marriage and the politics of friendship: the family of Charles II of Anjou, King of Naples (1285-1309)
This thesis aims to reassert the importance of the supranational dynasties of Europe in medieval history by considering the so-called Angevins of Naples, and specifically Charles II (1285-1309)
Archaeologists uncover early Christian community in Norway
The cathedral in Stavanger was built in the year 1125, and is one of the earliest pieces of evidence for permanent settlement in the Norwegian town. However, new analyses of medieval skeletons found beneath the cathedral suggest that Christians lived in Stavanger for several generations prior to this.
Reconstructed Aberlady Cross unveiled in Scotland
A hand-carved reconstruction of an Early Christian cross has been unveiled in the Scottish village of Aberlady to mark the medieval pilgrimage route used by the monks of Iona and Lindisfarne.
Stronghold 3 adds Castle Builder extension
The makers of Stronghold 3, which was launched this fall, have added a medieval castle builder extension to enhance their video game.
Primary Sources and Context Concerning Joan of Arc’s Male Clothing
A number of the clergy who had served on the tribunal later testified, during the posthumous investigations and appeal of the case (1450, 1452, and 1455-56) after the English were expelled, that the transcript and judges had misrepresented the circumstances and hence the theological implications.
A Question of Fish: Graduates and their Monasteries in the Middle Ages
I would like to contend that the impact of monk graduates upon the shape of medieval monasticism was for most communities very much smaller than historians have tended to suggest.
The Other Mary: The Absence of Mary Magdalene in the Santa Maria in Trastevere
My research examines the social context throughout Rome during the medieval era, the status of prostitution, spatial analysis of Trastevere, and the inevitable entrance of promiscuity through the Santa Maria Basilica in Trastevere.