Interactive Logic in the Middle Ages
Interactive Logic in the Middle Ages By Sara L. Uckelman Published Online (2011) Introduction: The recent trend in logic has been to shift…
The Several Sages: The Late Middle English Herbal in its Genre, Manuscript and Printed Context
The origins of herbal literature lie in the gathering and harvesting of herbs for nurture and health.
Videos released on the Staffordshire Hoard conservation program
The Conservation Team at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery have started video blogging about their conservation work on the Staffordshire Hoard. Three videos…
Remains of Crusader / Templar army discovered in Israel
Archaeologists and historians working in northern Israel have discovered the remains of a Templar and Crusader army who were slaughtered by Saladin in…
Preparations for War in Florence and Venice in the Second Half of the Fifteenth Century
Preparations for War in Florence and Venice in the Second Half of the Fifteenth Century By Michael Mallett Florence and Venice: Comparisons and…
The Influence of Marie de France and Chretien de Troyes in Medieval Romance and Story-Telling
Teaching medieval literature and history to high school students is a challenge since it is important to make the subject matter relevant to the students’ lives, many of whom think that yesterday is history.
Shetland’s Viking Age to be explored in research project
A new research project is being set up to further explore the Viking age in Shetland, including the origins of the Norse settlers…
Geoffrey Plantagenet: surname inspirer
The nickname Plante Genest of Geffrey, count of Anjou is generally taken to have inspired Plantagenet even though this is not in evidence as a royal surname until three hundred years after his death.
New Publisher: Punctum Books offers outlet for non-conventional medievalists
A pair of medieval scholars have teamed to create a new publishing company that promises to offer interesting new insights into the Middle Ages.
Game of Thrones
Debuting April 17th on HBO in North America, Game of Thrones is based on the bestselling fantasy book series A Song of Ice…
Medieval Music Videos from History for Music Lovers
History for Music Lovers is a group of teachers who make history-based music parodies, including these medieval hits!
Errant Plantagenets and settled Plants
Errant Plantagenets and settled Plants By John S. Plant Roots and Branches, Issue 19 (2000) Introduction: The royal “Plantagenets” (so called) seemingly had…
Old age, height and nutrition: Common misconceptions about medieval England
Old age, height and nutrition: Common misconceptions about medieval England By Felinah Memo Hazara Khan-ad-Din Published Online (2003) Introduction: Just as introspection enriches…
The medieval Welsh poetry associated with Owain Glyndwr
The massing of armies in what the Westminster chronicler described as the hot summer of 1385 is vividly conveyed in the
opening couplet of Iolo’s poem which refers to a ‘Great movement’ of lords.
Learn Latin at Ohio Dominican University this summer
Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, Ohio is set to offer a summer program in Latin this summer. Under the direction of Dr. Matthew…
Regression to Mediocrity? Surnames and Social Mobility in England, 1200-2009
Regression to Mediocrity? Surnames and Social Mobility in England, 1200-2009 By Gregory Clark Published Online (2010) Abstract: This paper reports on a preliminary…
New Mappa Mundi Exhibition at Hereford Cathedral
After three years of planning a new Mappa Mundi exhibition will open at Hereford Cathedral on Monday 4 April. Working in co-operation with…
Personifications of Old Age in medieval poetry: Charles d’Orléans
Can we really expect to learn anything about ageing from later medieval allegories?
A Pictish burial and Late Norse/Medieval settlement at Sangobeg, Durness, Sutherland
A Pictish burial and Late Norse/Medieval settlement at Sangobeg, Durness, Sutherland By Keven Brady, Olivia Lelong and Colleen Batey Scottish Archaeological Journal, Vol.29:1…
The Staffordshire Hoard Fieldwork, 2009-2010
The Staffordshire Hoard Fieldwork, 2009-2010 By Alex Jones Paper given at the Staffordshire Hoard Symposium, held at the British Museum, March, 2010 Summary: Two…
Rare 15th century copy of Book of Calculation by Fibonacci goes up for auction
A fifteenth-century copy of a medieval mathematical book is expected to sell for between $120,000 and 180,000 at a New York City auction…
The Ordination of Women in the Early Middle Ages
The author analyzes a number of references to the ordination of women in the early Middle Ages in light of the meaning given to ordination at that time and in the context of the ministries of early medieval women
Unauthorised miracles in mid-ninth-century Dijon and the Carolingian church reforms
In the early 840s, Archbishop Amolo of Lyons wrote to one of his suffragan bishops about extraordinary miracles reportedly taking place at Dijon in the wake of the arrival of mysterious new relics.
Representing the Negative: Positing the Lesbian Void in Medieval English Anchoritism
Moreover, the anchoritic cell provided something that the majority of medieval households did not have – a private space. This space was specifically female, specifically female-controlled, and specifically eroticized.
“De Hedificiis Communibus Murandis …”: Notes on the Beginning of Building Regulations in Medieval Tuscany
The formation of the independent town in Italy during the eleventh and twelfth centuries is a central theme of historic sciences.