The Mersea Charter of Edward the Confessor
The Mersea Charter of Edward the Confessor By Cyril Hart Essex Archaeology and History, Vol. 12 (1981) Introduction: In 1768 Philip Morant published…
Cartographic, Geophysical and Diver Surveys of the Medieval Town Site at Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Cartographic, Geophysical and Diver Surveys of the Medieval Town Site at Dunwich, Suffolk, England By D. A. Sear, S. R. Bacon, A. Murdock,…
Ideals and values in Jean Froissart’s Chroniques
Froissart left a large range of writings: numerous poems, and Méliador, an Arthurian roman. However, the most widely read work is his chronicles, which amongst other things recount the events of the Hundred Years War between France and England and their respective allies, the dealings and life at the court of the Count de Foix, popular uprisings in England, Flanders and France, and the downfall of the English King, Richard II.
Medieval Political Assemblies A study of narrative sources pertaining to the period c.870-1141 in an East-West comparative perspective
Medieval Political Assemblies A study of narrative sources pertaining to the period c.870-1141 in an East-West comparative perspective By Tallak Liavåg Rundholt Master’s…
Silver production and the money supply in England and Wales, 1086–c.1500
Silver production and the money supply in England and Wales, 1086–c.1500 By Martin Allen Economic History Review, Vol.64, 1 (2011) Abstract: The contribution…
Walewein in the Otherworld and the Land of Prester John
As the landscape in Walewein bears witness, paradise and hell literally leak into the ordinary world: its border with the Otherworld must indeed be permeable.
Reality, Symbolism, Time, and Space in Medieval World Maps
Reality, Symbolism, Time, and Space in Medieval World Maps By David Woodward Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Volume 75, Issue 4…
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.