Online course on Medieval Africa to begin next year
It will run from January 11 to February 26, 2021, and is aimed at K-12 educators.
Plagues were spreading faster in centuries after Black Death, researchers find
Researchers who analyzed thousands of documents covering a 300-year span of plague outbreaks in London, England, have estimated that the disease spread four…
Medieval Books in the 21st Century – free online event taking place next month
The University of Exeter is hosting a free online event on November 14th about their project on medieval books. Participants will get a sneak preview about the Tretiz, a textbook used to teach French in medieval England.
Sea ice caused the Little Ice Age in the 14th century, researchers say
A new study finds a trigger for the Little Ice Age that cooled Europe from the 1300s through mid-1800s, and supports surprising model results suggesting that under the right conditions sudden climate changes can occur spontaneously, without external forcing.
The King and his brother in a shrine – a story of textiles
King Canute’s shrine no longer holds the precious silk textiles placed in it at his enshrinement. Instead it is likely that the textiles from his brother’s shrine at some point have been moved to King Canute’s shrine.
International Congress on Medieval Studies to go virtual in 2021
The largest conference for medievalists will be taking place virtually next year. The International Congress on Medieval Studies is set to go online from May 10th to 15th in 2021.
Medieval artefacts to be returned to Uzbekistan after smuggling attempt
The British government will be returning rate medieval tiles – dating to the 13th or 14th century – which had been smuggled out of Uzbekistan.
Call for Papers: Handbook on the Later Crusades conference
Taking place in Frankfurt, Germany from 13-14 July 2021
Middle English Texts Series gets a boost from NEH
A pioneering initiative to make texts from the Middle Ages available to scholars and students around the world receives continued support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
More medieval manuscripts to be digitized, thanks to Ames Library
The Ames Library is partnering with Indiana University Bloomington and a consortium of higher-learning institutions in a three-year grant for The Peripheral Manuscripts Project: Digitizing Medieval Manuscript Collections in the Midwest.
Project to transform the Norwich Castle keep takes major step
The skyline of the English city of Norwich will have a new feature from the end of this week as the £13.5m Royal Palace Reborn project to transform Norwich Castle keep takes a major step forward with the construction of a large tower crane on the Castle’s Norman mound.
Medieval African monastery reconstructed virtually
How did medieval monasteries in Africa look? A new project from the University of Warsaw has been able to digitally reconstruct a monastery from Nubia.
Chromium steel was first made a thousand years ago, researchers find
Chromium steel – similar to what we know today as tool steel – was first made in Persia, nearly a millennium earlier than experts previously thought.
What cesspits are revealing about health in the medieval world
Analysis of 14th-15th century latrines in Jerusalem and Riga, Latvia identifies some of the microbes found in the guts of these pre-industrial populations, illuminating how gut contents have changed since medieval times.
6th century warlord discovered in England
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a high-status warlord who lived in the sixth century. They believe the discovery will have important implications for our understanding of society in post-Roman Britain.
Viking family members to be reunited after 1,000 years
The remains of two Vikings from the same family – one in England and the other in Denmark – are to be reunited more than 1,000 years after their deaths, with help from Oxfordshire County Council’s Museum Service.
Online course on medieval cooking to start next month
”With our experts guides you’ll be able to eat medieval with confidence.”
Case of facial mutilation discovered from early medieval England
An early medieval skull found in southern England has revealed a young woman who had her nose and lips cut off and may also have been scalped. This is the first archaeological example of facial mutilation from this period.
Restoration work set to begin at York’s medieval walls
The City of York, along with the York Archaeological Trust, are about to begin work on restoring and stabilising part of the York’s medieval walls.
Renaissance Magazine ends its run
After 24 years and 126 issues, Renaissance Magazine has folded.
The Cloisters reopens in New York City
Fans of medieval art have another place they can once again explore, as The Cloisters has re-opened to the public.
Largest-ever study of Viking genetics reveals new insights
The largest genetic study of the Vikings ever done has just been published, and offers surprising discoveries about the medieval warriors, including that they may not be quite as Nordic as hitherto believed.
Two axes from the Battle of Grunwald discovered
Archaeologists working in Poland have found dozens of artefacts from the area of the Battle of Grunwald, including two well-preserved battle axes.
University of Bristol acquires manuscript leaf from 13th century Bible
A precious manuscript leaf from a thirteenth-century Latin Bible that almost certainly originated from Glastonbury Abbey has been acquired by the University of Bristol.