The Medieval English Forest
The Medieval English Forest By Jean R. Birrell Journal of Forest History, Vol.24:2 (1980) Introduction: England was still a well-wooded country in the…
Discourses on Sex Differences in Medieval Scholarly Islamic Thought
Discourses on Sex Differences in Medieval Scholarly Islamic Thought By Sherry Sayed Gadelrab Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Vol.66:1…
‘Fit for a king’: music and iconography in Richard Beauchamp’s chantry chapel
‘Fit for a king’: music and iconography in Richard Beauchamp’s chantry chapel By Alexandra Buckle Early Music, Vol.38:1 (2010) Introduction: The Beauchamp Chapel…
The Right to Punish: Jurisdictional Disputes between Royal and Municipal Officials in Medieval Toulouse
The Right to Punish: Jurisdictional Disputes between Royal and Municipal Officials in Medieval Toulouse By Patricia Turning French History, Vol.24:1 (2010) Abstract: Over…
The Black Death and the Burning of Jews
Curiously, far less attention has been devoted to the most monumental of medieval Jewish persecutions, one that eradicated almost entirely the principal Jewish communities of Europe — those of the Rhineland — along with many other areas.
Byzantium: A Friendly Society?
Byzantium: A Friendly Society? By M. E. Mullett Past and Present, Vol.118:1 (1998) Introduction: The student of the medieval west has no difficulty…
Great Illuminated Bibles of 12th-century England: A Study of Splendor
Dr. Thomson covers the creation, historic significance and beauty of grand, illuminated (illustrated / decorated) Bibles, from a time when expensive materials and the enormous labor made creating them as a single, physical unit a rarity.
Shannon McSheffrey – I’ll Be Watching You: Can We Reconcile Privacy and Security?
Every Breath You Take Concordia University President Conference Series November 4, 2009 Professor Shannon McSheffrey of Concordia University discusses the historical and cultural…
Detective Fiction in the Archives: Court Records and the Uses of Law in Late Medieval England
How did late medieval Londoners make use of the legal and archival powers of governing authorities in order to negotiate their lives?
Late Medieval Churchwardens’ Accounts and Parish Government: Looking beyond London and Bristol
Late Medieval Churchwardens’ Accounts and Parish Government: Looking beyond London and Bristol By Beat Kumin English Historical Review, Vol. 119 No.480 (2004) Abstract:…
Were There Any Crusades in the Twelfth Century?
Were There Any Crusades in the Twelfth Century? By Christopher Tyerman English Historical Review, Vol.110 No.427 (1995) Introduction: Guibert of Nogent, in a…
Monastic lands and England’s defence in the Viking Age
Monastic lands and England’s defence in the Viking Age By Robin Fleming English Historical Review, No.395 (1985) Introduction: Only a handful of narrative…
The Garden of St. Francis: Plants, Landscape, and Economy in Thirteenth-Century Italy
The Garden of St. Francis: Plants, Landscape, and Economy in Thirteenth-Century Italy By Lisa J. Kiser Environmental History, Vol.8 (2003) Introduction: Popular associated…
New Regime, New Army? Henry IV’s Scottish Expedition of 1400
New Regime, New Army? Henry IV’s Scottish Expedition of 1400 By Anne Curry, Adrian R. Bell, Andy King, and David Simpkin English Historical…
The Culture of Children in Medieval England
The Culture of Children in Medieval England By Nicholas Orme Past and Present, Vol.148:1 (1995) Introduction: Anyone wishing to study the history of…
Patterns of Homicide in a Medieval University Town: Fourteenth-Century Oxford
Patterns of Homicide in a Medieval University Town: Fourteenth-Century Oxford By Carl I. Hammer Past and Present, Vol.78:1 (1978) Introduction: Many historians have…
Monasticism in Angevin England
Monasticism in Angevin England By Helen Steele Published Online Introduction: In 1164, King Henry II, now ten years into his reign, published the…
Rethinking the Renaissance Courtesan: Contemporary Interpretation of Three Paintings by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio, c. 1485-1576)
Rethinking the Renaissance Courtesan: Contemporary Interpretation of Three Paintings by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio, c. 1485-1576) By Catherine Lynne Yellig Master’s Thesis, University of…
Rethinking “Damascus” Steel
Rethinking “Damascus” Steel By Ann Feuerbach American Society of Arms Collectors Bulletin, Vol.96 (2008) Introduction: Historical accounts testify that for thousands of years,…
The Elements of Anglo-Saxon Wisdom Poetry in the Exeter Book Riddles
The Elements of Anglo-Saxon Wisdom Poetry in the Exeter Book Riddles By Rafal Boryslawski Studia Anglica Posnaniensia, Vol. 38 (2002) Abstract: This paper…
Seeing and Believing: Looking out on Medieval Castle Landscapes
Seeing and Believing: Looking out on Medieval Castle Landscapes By Oliver Creighton Concilium medii aevi, Vol.14 (2011) Introduction: Medieval castles were of course…
‘Bastard Urbanism’? Past Forms of Cities in the Alpine Area of Tyrol-Trentino
‘Bastard Urbanism’? Past Forms of Cities in the Alpine Area of Tyrol-Trentino By Hannes Obermair Concilium medii aevi, Vol.10 (2007) Introduction: In this…
Schedule released for the 2011 International Congress on Medieval Studies
The Medieval Institute of Western Michigan University has released the schedule for the 46th International Congress on Medieval Studies, which takes place May…
Jews and Apostates in Medieval Europe — Boundaries Real and Imagined
Jews and Apostates in Medieval Europe — Boundaries Real and Imagined By David Malkiel Past and Present, Vol.194:1 (2007) Introduction: The chief trauma…
Holy Heretics in Later Medieval Italy
Holy Heretics in Later Medieval Italy By Janine Larmon Peterson Past and Present, Vol. 204:1 (2009) Introduction: The appeal of martyrs is grounded in…