Coming of Age and the Family in Medieval England
Coming of Age and the Family in Medieval England By B. Gregory Bailey, Meaghan E. Bernard, Gregory Carrier, Cherise L. Elliott, John Langdon,…
Medieval Armor in a Prayer Book
Medieval Armor in a Prayer Book By Stephen V. Grancsay The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Vol.16:10 (1958) Introduction: Myths die hard, so…
Sacred texts of the secular: writing, hearing, and reading Cassiodorus’ Variae
Sacred texts of the secular: writing, hearing, and reading Cassiodorus’ Variae By S.J.B. Barnish Studia Patristica, Vol.38 (2001) Introduction: Several years ago, when…
The Anchoress and the Self-Proclaimed Prophet: Medieval Female Writers in Ecclesiastical Society
The medieval mystic who embodied an intersection between the divine and earthly realms challenged not only the authority of the clergy but also the dogmas of the church.
Christine de Pizan: A Fifteenth Century Champion of Women
Despite the obstacles faced by women in the late medieval period, one woman without recognized public authority created her own authority and wielded power in a significant way. That woman was Christine de Pizan.
The Social Context of Norse Jarlshof
The Social Context of Norse Jarlshof By Marcie Anne Kimball Master’s Thesis, Louisiana State University, 2003 Abstract: A series of excavations from 1897…
“Let her be taken”: Sexual Violence in Medieval England
Violence was a part of everyday life for most Europeans throughout the Middle Ages. It affected everyone, but the exact nature of the violence was often gender specific; victims of sexual violence are, and were, most often women.