Irrigation and hydraulic society in early and medieval Ceylon
Irrigation and hydraulic society in early and medieval Ceylon By R.A.L.H. Gunawardana Past and Present, Vol.53:1 (1971) Introduction: For more than fifteen centuries,…
The Western Sudan in the Middle Ages: Underdevelopment in the Empires of the Western Sudan
The Western Sudan in the Middle Ages: Underdevelopment in the Empires of the Western Sudan By A. G. Hopkins Past and Present, Vol.…
Climate change, social unrest and dynastic transition in ancient China
Climate change, social unrest and dynastic transition in ancient China By Zhang Dian, Jim Chiyung, Lin Chusheng, He Yuanqing and Lee Fung Chinese…
Cognitive Aspects of the Grammaticalization of Medieval Welsh Prepositions
Cognitive Aspects of the Grammaticalization of Medieval Welsh Prepositions By Heather Rose Jones PhD Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley, 2003 Abstract: Prepositions are one…
The Neighbour and the Jew in Medieval England
Should the relationship between Jews and Christians in Medieval England just be characterized by violence and animosity? The answer lies in looking more…
The Saintly Female Body and the Landscape of Foundation in Anglo-Saxon Barking
The Saintly Female Body and the Landscape of Foundation in Anglo-Saxon Barking By Lisa M.C. Weston Medieval Feminist Forum, Vol. 43 (2007) Introduction:…
Militia and Malitia: The Bernardine Vision of Chivalry
Militia and Malitia: The Bernardine Vision of Chivalry By Areyh Grabois The Second Crusade and the Cistercians, edited by Michael Gervers (New York,…
John Rylands Library to digitize late medieval Koran
Technology is to enable scholars for the first time to study a complete manuscript of one of the world’s most important and largest…
King John and Rouen: Royal itineration, kingship, and the Norman ‘capital’, c. 1199 – c. 1204
In considering King John and Rouen, this study will take the reign of the last duke as the focal point for discussion of the importance of Rouen at the end of Angevin rule in Normandy.
Religion, Education and the Role of Government in Medieval Universities: Lessons Learned or Lost?
Religion, Education and the Role of Government in Medieval Universities: Lessons Learned or Lost? By Kimberly Georgedes Forum on Public Policy, Vol 2:1…
The Medieval Art of Letter Writing: Rhetoric As Institutional Expression
The Medieval Art of Letter Writing: Rhetoric As Institutional Expression By Les Perelman Textual Dynamics of the Professions Historical and Contemporary Studies of…
The Elephant in Medieval Legend and Art
The Elephant in Medieval Legend and Art By George C. Druce Journal of the Royal Archaeological Institute, Vol. 76 (1919) Introduction: Among the…
Gale Adds Medieval and Renaissance Works to British Literary Manuscripts Online
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, today announced the release of British Literary Manuscripts Online, Medieval and Renaissance, the second installment of the British…
Point of view and the Renaissance
Point of view and the Renaissance By Joseph Goering Studi rinascimentali : rivista internazionale di letteratura italiana, Vol.1 (2003) Introduction: It is said…
Remaking Petrarch’s Canzoniere in the Fifteenth Century
Remaking Petrarch’s Canzoniere in the Fifteenth Century By Dario Del Puppo Medioevo letterario d’Italia : rivista internazionale di filologia, linguistica e letteratura, Vol.1…
The Siege of Nottingham Castle in 1194
Both Howden and the Histoire relate that a great battle and some fierce close fighting took place, even if Howden lacks the details of the operation. The king himself was in the thick of the fighting.
Hildegard’s Medicine: A Systematic Science of Medieval Europe
Hildegard’s Medicine: A Systematic Science of Medieval Europe By Kevin Anthony Hay The Proceedings of the 17th Annual History of Medicine Days, March…
The King’s Council, patronage and the governance of Scotland, 1460-1513
The King’s Council, patronage and the governance of Scotland, 1460-1513 By Trevor M. Chalmers PhD Dissertation, University of Aberdeen, 1982 Abstract: Between 1460…
The role of the ‘ūlamā during the ‘Abbāsid caliphate: with special reference to the period of Hārūn al-Rashīd and Al-Māʻmūn
The role of the ‘ūlamā during the ‘Abbāsid caliphate: with special reference to the period of Hārūn al-Rashīd and Al-Māʻmūn By Ismail bin Haji…
The Earls of Strathearn from the twelfth to the mid fourteenth century, with an edition of their written acts
The Earls of Strathearn from the twelfth to the mid fourteenth century, with an edition of their written acts By Cynthia J. Neville…
‘Sche is but a womman’: the queen and princess in Scotland, 1424-63
This thesis is a study of the role and power of the queen in fifteenth-century Scotland with reference to the lives of Joan Beaufort (?-1445) and Mary of Guelders (1433-1463).
Crossing the Border: a study of the Scottish military offensives against England c.1369-c.1403
The Scots went to war, and their leaders organised it, for emotive reasons also, such as hatred of the English and enjoyment of martial endeavour for its own sake.
Burgesses and landed men in North-East Scotland in the later Middle Ages: a study in social interaction
Burgesses and landed men in North-East Scotland in the later Middle Ages: a study in social interaction By Harold William Booton PhD Dissertation,…
Shetland and Orkney Island-Names – A Dynamic Group
Shetland and Orkney Island-Names – A Dynamic Group By Peder Gammeltoft Northern Lights, Northern Words. Selected Papers from the FRLSU Conference, Kirkwall 2009,…
Becoming Male, Medieval Mothering, and Incarnational Theology in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the Book of Margery Kempe
Becoming Male, Medieval Mothering, and Incarnational Theology in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the Book of Margery Kempe By Karen Cherewatuk…