The Secret of Venetian Success: A Public-order, Reputation-based Institution
This paper examines the institutional foundations of the financial market underpinning Venice’s commercial success during the late-medieval period.
Medieval shipwreck found off Sweden – could be lost treasure ship of King Valdemar Atterdag
Swedish archaeologists have announced earlier this month the discovery what appears to be a medieval cog from built between the 12th and 14th…
The weight of medieval armour could cause defeat in battle, new research finds
Suits of armour may have made medieval soldiers feel safe, but modern scientists have found that they were so heavy and constricting they…
Teaching the Middle Ages on Film: Visual Narrative and the Historical Record
Is it appropriate to point out inaccuracies of detail in historical film? As a collective commercial enterprise, is a movie inherently limited in its portrayal of the past, and does this matter? How does film convention affect representation? Can movies err on the side of historical truth?
Who Went on the Crusades to the Holy Land?
Who Went on the Crusades to the Holy Land? By Christopher Tyerman The Horns of Hattin: Proceedings of the Second Conference of the…
A Reconsideration of the Sunni-Shi’a Divide in Early Islam
A Reconsideration of the Sunni-Shi’a Divide in Early Islam By Michael Bufano Master’s Thesis, Clemson University, 2008 Abstract: The purpose of this thesis…
Database explains strange survival of irregular verbs
An historical study of the development of irregular verbs in the hundreds of Romance languages including French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Catalan…
New online version of The Acts and Monuments by John Foxe released
A new interactive version of The Acts and Monuments by John Foxe has been published online by the University of Sheffield. This work,…
Behind the shield-wall: The experience of combat in late Anglo-Saxon England
What was it like to have been in battle with the Anglo-Saxon army?
‘Non solum rex, sed regum optimus: Godfrey of Bouillon in the Historia of William of Tyre
‘Non solum rex, sed regum optimus: Godfrey of Bouillon in the Historia of William of Tyre By Simon John Paper given at Revealing Records…
Research uncovers Scotland’s pottery industry in the 12th century
A team of researchers, funded by Historic Scotland, have discovered evidence of a much larger pottery industry in Scotland in the early 12th…
The Rehabilitation Of The Zaguë Kings And The Building Of The Däbrä Sina – Golgotha – Sellassie Complex In Lalibäla
The Rehabilitation Of The Zaguë Kings And The Building Of The Däbrä Sina – Golgotha – Sellassie Complex In Lalibäla By Michael Gervers…
Call for Papers: Outside the Ruling: Signs of Use in Medieval Manuscripts
Outside the Ruling: Signs of Use in Medieval Manuscripts International Medieval Congress, Leeds, 9-12 July 2012 Organizers: Kathryn Rudy, University of St Andrews,…
Call for Papers: Does Mead Maketh Mede? Medieval Food Taboos and Food Hierarchies
Does Mead Maketh Mede? Medieval Food Taboos and Food Hierarchies 2012 International Congress on Medieval Studies Call for Papers: In the late fourteenth-century,…
Constructing Belisarius: His Life in Context
Belisarius is the character which appears most frequently within Procopius’ Wars but there is almost nothing in the way of clear characterization of the man.
Arab Papermaking
Arab Papermaking By Don Baker The Paper Conservator, Vol.15 (1991) Introduction: Western descriptions of Arab papermaking contain much that appears to be conjecture.…
Grendel: A Manifestation of Medieval Fears
Grendel: A Manifestation of Medieval Fears By Deanna Briscoe Afternoons of Alterity: A Codex of the Medieval and the Monstrous (2011) Introduction: Many…
A Muslim Society under Christian Rule
A Muslim Society under Christian Rule By Charles Dalli Melitensium amor: festschrift in honour of Dun Gwann Azzopardi, edited by Toni Cortis, Thomas…
The Battle of Grunwald
The Battle of Grunwald, fought on July 15th, 1410, has a kind of mythical status in the history of not only Poland, but Lithuania and Germany. Called the Battle of Tannenberg by the Germans and the Battle of Zalgiris by the Lithuanians, this clash was decisive moment in the history of the Eastern Europe.
The Beast Within: Animals in the Middle Ages
The Beast Within: Animals in the Middle Ages By Joyce Salisbury Second Edition Routledge, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-415-78095-7 Publisher’s Synopsis: This important book offers…
Animaux domestiques dans la littérature narrative française au Moyen Âge
Animaux domestiques dans la littérature narrative française au Moyen Âge By Jens N. Faaborg Museum Tusculanum Press – e-Book, 2006 ISBN 87 635…
British Library announces £9m campaign to acquire the St Cuthbert Gospel – the earliest intact European book
The British Library has announced an ambitious fundraising campaign to acquire the St Cuthbert Gospel for the United Kingdom. Created in the 7th…
Viking Trade and Settlement in Continental Western Europe
Viking Trade and Settlement in Continental Western Europe Edited by Iben Skibsted Klæsøe Museum Tusculanum Press, 2011 ISBN: 978-87-635-0530-7 Publisher’s Synopsis: The European…
Frederick II: A bridge between East and West
Frederick II Hohenstaufen (1194-1250), inheritor of the Germanic Holy Roman Empire and the Normandic kingdom of Sicily, was brought up in the city of Palermo in a multicultural atmosphere par excellence.
Potential Osteoarchaeological Evidence for Riding and the Military Use of Horses at Malbork Castle, Poland
Potential Osteoarchaeological Evidence for Riding and the Military Use of Horses at Malbork Castle, Poland By A. Pluskowski, K. Seetah and M. Maltby…