Texas Medieval Association hosts 20th Annual Meeting in September
The Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Texas Medieval Association will be taking place this year at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, from September…
Written Culture and the Late Medieval Manor Court
Written Culture and the Late Medieval Manor Court By Charlotte Harrison, University of Liverpool Session: Rural Experience in Late Medieval England: Manorial Records…
International Medieval Congress to focus on Travel and Exploration
The International Medieval Congress (IMC), the largest academic conference in Great Britain, will be featuring some of the world’s finest medieval minds as they…
Textus Roffensis: Law, Language and Libraries in Early Medieval England – conference at the University of Kent
A three-day conference on the Textus Roffensis, the priceless 12th century Rochester Cathedral manuscript which was named Britain’s ‘Hidden Treasure’ by the British…
Reflections of Reality in the Manor Court: Sutton-in-the-Isle, 1308–1391
Reflections of Reality in the Manor Court: Sutton-in-the-Isle, 1308–1391 Session: Rural Experience in Late Medieval England: Manorial Records and Law By Erin McGibbon…
Maleficae et Maledictae Feminae: Fourteenth-Century Sources for Key Feature of the Learned Interpretation of Witchcraft in Italy at the End of the Middle Ages
Maleficae et Maledictae Feminae: Fourteenth-Century Sources for Key Feature of the Learned Interpretation of Witchcraft in Italy at the End of the Middle…
Acknowledging the Annals: A New Perspective on Witchcraft in the Alice Kyteler Trial
Acknowledging the Annals: A New Perspective on Witchcraft in the Alice Kyteler Trial Session:Politics, Condemnation, and Sorcery in the Fourteenth Century By Vanessa…
Trials for Sorcery in Early Fourteenth-Century Avignon
Trials for Sorcery in Early Fourteenth-Century Avignon Session:Politics, Condemnation, and Sorcery in the Fourteenth Century By Robert Ticknor, Tulane University This paper dealt…
Poison, Medicine, and the Medieval Apothecary
Poison, Medicine, and the Medieval Apothecary Session: Poison and Medicine in the Fourteenth Century By Marie A. Kelleher, California State Univ.–Long Beach This…
Poison and Medicine in the Western World before the Appearance of the Treatises about Poisons (End of the Thirteenth Century)
Poison and Medicine in the Western World before the Appearance of the Treatises about Poisons (End of the Thirteenth Century) Session:Defining Poison ca.…
Defining Poison ca. 1300–1600
This paper discussed the definition of poison and its growing medical interest throughout the 14th to 16th centuries.
Debating Lordly Landscapes: the Deer Park of Earlspark Loughrea, Co. Galway
This paper explored the Medieval Peer Park and its social meaning in medieval Ireland and England.
Future Research Directions for European Castle Studies
Future Research Directions for European Castle Studies Session: New Directions in Castle Research By Kieran D. O’Conor, National University of Ireland – Galway…
Norman Imposition: The Medieval Castle and the Urban Space, 1050–1150
Norman Imposition: The Medieval Castle and the Urban Space, 1050–1150 Session: New Directions in European Castle Research – May 14, 2010 By Michael…
The Court of Charlemagne: Lay Participants in the Aula Renovata
The Court of Charlemagne: Lay Participants in the Aula Renovata Session: Carolingian Studies: Secular Culture II – May 13th By Jennifer Davis, Catholic…
Dealing with the Past and Planning for the Future: Contested Memories, Conflicted Loyalties, and the Partition and Donation of the Duchy of Pomerania
Dealing with the Past and Planning for the Future: Contested Memories, Conflicted Loyalties, and the Partition and Donation of the Duchy of Pomerania…
Employment on a Northern English Farm, 1370-1409
Professor Britnell spoke about the manorial accounts from a small farm in Durham called Houghall, which belonged to Durham Priory.
Kalamazoo 2010 – Summary and Thoughts….
The 45th installment of the International Congress of Medieval Studies was another highly successful affair, bringing in over 3000 scholars and delivering hundreds…
The Spiritual Authority and Ideological Conservatism of the Bishops of Kraków in Post-Gregorian Little Poland
The Spiritual Authority and Ideological Conservatism of the Bishops of Kraków in Post-Gregorian Little Poland Session: Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages –…
In the Shadow of Zengi: Diplomatic Relations between Damascus and the Crusader States during the Reign of King Fulk of Jerusalem
In the Shadow of Zengi: Diplomatic Relations between Damascus and the Crusader States during the Reign of King Fulk of Jerusalem Paper by Basit…
Cumque nullus rusticorum fugitivo obediret: Exile, Gift-Giving, and Marriage Policy in Eleventh-Century Poland and Rus’
“Exile, Gift Giving, and Marriage Policy in Eleventh Century Poland and Rus” Session: Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages – May 13th By…
Bloodletting in Monastic Customaries
Matthews’ paper dealt with the practice of bloodletting, which she sees as one of the maligned and misunderstood aspects of medieval medicine.
Peering into the Middle Ages – Brock University Symposium on Medieval Documents
Peering into the Middle Ages – The Brock University Symposium on Medieval Documents Brock University in Canada showcased three incredible medieval documents Friday,…
45th International Congress of Medieval Studies
The 45th International Congress on Medieval Studies is being held this week at Western Michigan University. Over six hundred sessions are being held…
International Medieval Congress 2010
The University of Leeds is hosting its 18th International Medieval Congress (IMC), the largest academic gathering of medievalists in Europe. The schedule for…