Category: Articles

From the lead used in Notre-Dame de Paris to the age at which fosterage began in medieval Ireland, scholars continue to uncover new insights into the medieval world. Here are ten open-access articles published in May 2026 that medievalists can read for free.

Discover ten open-access medieval studies articles published in April 2026, featuring new research on archaeology, genetics, trade, kingship, literature, and the strange world of smells.

Looking for new research on the Middle Ages without hitting a paywall? Here are ten open-access articles published in February and March 2026, covering everything from Beowulf to “finding” a battlefield.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in January, which include papers on Christianity in Ethiopia to the Templars in England.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in December, which include papers on new runic finds to how inquisitive was medieval inquisition.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in November, which include papers ranging from bee amulets to the Stone of Scone.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in October, which include papers ranging from beer to wax. 

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in September, which include pieces focusing on medieval England and Poland. 

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in August, which includes research about the depiction of Vikings in Icelandic sagas and fish farming in China.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in July, which range from a new database about London to a look back at the works of Jinty Nelson.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in June, which range Byzantine cuisine to Viking-Age dogs.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in May, which range from female spies to sea voyages.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in April, which range from a new look at Richard III to dog tricks in Byzantium.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in March, which range from dealing with rioters in late medieval England to a bog dress.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in February, which range from plague in Baghdad to the inquisition in Bologna.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in January, which range from the population of Iceland to dual use furniture in a Czech church.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in December, which range from the Norse in Greenland to the Wreck of the White Ship.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in November, which tell us about topics including rental disputes in Paris and Chaucer’s use of food.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in October, which tell us about topics including looking at manuscripts to the denizens of hell.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in September, which tell us about topics including the dietary habits of Florentines and the rediscovery of an African empire.

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in August, which tell us about topics including weddings in manuscripts and how the Middle Ages is reflected in the Russian-Ukrainian war.