When do rulers delegate powers to jurisdictions? The independence of medieval European cities
During the Middle Ages European cities were to various degrees autonomous. This paper analyzes the interaction between cities and their overlords.
Hero or Tyrant: Images of Julius Caesar in Selected Works from Vergil to Bruni
Hero or Tyrant: Images of Julius Caesar in Selected Works from Vergil to Bruni By Sarah M. Loose Master’s Thesis, Brigham Young University,…
The Potential of Environmental Archaeology and Geoarchaeology at the site of the Staffordshire Hoard
The Potential of Environmental Archaeology and Geoarchaeology at the site of the Staffordshire Hoard By Benjamin Gearey Paper given at the Staffordshire Hoard…
Did Giotto create the Shroud of Turin?
An Italian art historian believes that the Shroud of Turin was created by the famous artist Giotto de Bondone in 1315. The linen…
Medieval archaeological find in Gloucestershire
Archaeologists working in the historic Cotswold market town of Winchcombe have uncovered remains dating back to the thirteenth century. A team from Cotswold…
Erotic Tales of Medieval Germany
Erotic Tales of Medieval Germany Translated by Albrecht Classen Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies: Texts for Teaching, Volume 3 Arizona Center for…
Danish Medieval Wall Painting
Danish Medieval Wall Painting By Axel Bolvig Making Medieval Art, edited by Phillip Lindley (Shaun Tyas, 2003) Introduction: 1411, Queen Margrethe I, who…
The break up of the kingdom of the Isles
For the history of the Isles in the 12th and 13th centuries historians are very dependent on the Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles, written from a Manx perspective, perhaps mostly in 1257.
Of Faith and Fidelity: Geoffrey Hotspur and the War for St. Peter’s Thone
Of Faith and Fidelity: Geoffrey Hotspur and the War for St. Peter’s Thone By Evan Ostryzniuk Knox Robinson Publishing, 2011 ISBN: 978-0-9567901-5-6 Publisher’s…
Why Medieval? with Elton O. S. Medeiros
My first real memory about that I was 7 or 8 years old whatching the film “Conan the Barbarian”, with Arnold Scharzenegger and…
A 9th Century AD Arab or Indian Shipwreck in Indonesia: First Evidence for Direct Trade with China
A 9th Century AD Arab or Indian Shipwreck in Indonesia: First Evidence for Direct Trade with China By Michael Flecker World Archaeology, Volume…
The Depiction of Jews in the Carnival Plays and Comedies of Hans Folz and Hans Sachs in Early Modern Nuremberg
The Depiction of Jews in the Carnival Plays and Comedies of Hans Folz and Hans Sachs in Early Modern Nuremberg By John D.…
Architectural Styles and Ethnic Identity in Medieval to Modern Cyprus
Architectural Styles and Ethnic Identity in Medieval to Modern Cyprus By Michael Given Archaeological perspectives on the transmission and transformation of culture in…
A monastic enclosure site at Clonfad, Co. Westmeath
A monastic enclosure site at Clonfad, Co. Westmeath By Paul Stevens Archaeology Ireland, Vol.20 (2006) Introduction: Excavation in advance of the new N6…
Economic and Social Exchange in Renaissance Florence
Economic and Social Exchange in Renaissance Florence By John F. Padgett and Paul D. McLean Published Online, 2002 Abstract: The commercial credit system,…
Fruits and Vegetables as Sexual Metaphor in Late Renaissance Rome
Fruits and Vegetables as Sexual Metaphor in Late Renaissance Rome By John Varriano Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture, Vol. 5:4 (2005)…
Flowers and Fruits: Two Thousand Years of Menstrual Regulation
Flowers and Fruits: Two Thousand Years of Menstrual Regulation By Etienne van de Walle Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Vol.28:2 (1997) Introduction: Despite recent…
German Bishops and their Military Retinues in the Medieval Empire
German Bishops and their Military Retinues in the Medieval Empire By Benjamin Arnold German History, Vol.7 (1989) Introduction: The majority of bishops in…
THE EVOLUTION OF MATERIALS IN ARMS AND ARMORS: MEDIEVAL ERA
During the medieval ages, the development of armor was ever-changing because of the constant need for better protection. This project is devoted to the evolution of armors during the medieval ages with respect to technology, warfare and different geographical locations.
Medieval Nuns knew their fashion, historian finds
Recent research on medieval nuns shows that many of them were dressing in the latest fashions instead of simple religious habits. And while…
Peace Unwoven: Transgressive Women in Old Icelandic Heroic and Mythological Literature, and in Saxo Grammaticus’ Gesta Danorum
‘To that end I have done all things, so that King Siggeir should go to his death. I have also granted so much to happen so that vengeance be brought about, that for me there is no choice of life. I shall now die with King Siggeir willingly, while I married him unwilling.’
Trinity College Dublin creates Masters programmes in Public History and Digital Humanities
Ireland’s Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs, Jimmy Deenihan, launched two new postgraduate Masters programmes, in ‘Public History and Cultural Heritage’ and…
Climate helped drive Vikings from Greenland
The end of the Norse settlements on Greenland likely will remain shrouded in mystery. While there is scant written evidence of the colony’s…
A Voice in the Wilderness: Saints, Prisoners and Exiles in William of Paris’s Life of St. Christina
A Voice in the Wilderness: Saints, Prisoners and Exiles in William of Paris’s Life of St. Christina By Katherine Frances Hortulus: The Online…
‘Quae voces audio?’ Some questions regarding the exploration of medieval British childhoods
Considerations regarding the experience and understanding of medieval childhood will swiftly remind the historian dealing with these problems of major limitations concerning the possible investigation and exploration of historical societies and their specific mentalities.