Online Course: The Devil’s Brood: The Angevin Empire, 1154–1216
This online course, taught by James Barnaby, starts on September 16th, with live sessions each Wednesday from 1:00 to 3:00 pm EST.
Online Medieval Courses Starting in September
This month sees three courses set to start, dealing with the Carolingians, the Angevins, and the Crusades.
Online Course: The Carolingians
Online course begins Friday, September 4th.
Online Course: Introduction to Beowulf
This four-week course begins Saturday, August 15th, with live sessions 12:00 – 2:00pm Eastern U.S. time.
Online Course: En Garde! Fencing in Late Medieval and Early Modern England
This six-week course begins Friday, July 24th, with live sessions from 2:00-3:30 pm Eastern Time (Toronto/New York).
Online Course: Relics in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Relics in Antiquity and the Middle Ages is a six-week course starting on July 23rd, with live sessions on Thursdays from 1:00–2:30 pm Eastern Time (Toronto/New York).
Online Course: Writing Medieval Fiction Workshop
Starting Friday, June 26th, this 5-part workshop helps aspiring historical fiction writers with an interest in the medieval period hone their craft, balance historicity with story, and find publishing avenues for their work.
Online Course: The Viking Age
This six-week course begins June 12th, with live sessions each Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 pm EST.
Online Course: Tolkien and his Medieval Sources
Tolkien and his Medieval Sources is a six-week online course starting on June 11th, with live sessions each Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00 pm EST.
New Online Course: Norse Myth and Legend in The Saga of the Volsungs
This three-week course begins June 10th, with live sessions each Wednesday from 2:00 – 3:30 pm EST.
New Online Course: The Art of War in Byzantium
This six-week course, beginning June 2nd, has live sessions each Tuesday from 12:00 – 2:00 pm EST.
Online Course: Anointed Sounds: Exploring Political Power and Religion in Medieval Music Manuscripts
A six-week course exploring medieval music and the intertwined powers of politics and religion. Through vivid manuscripts and wild tales of saints, kings,…
New Online Course: Exploring the Troubadours, Trobairitz, and Trouvères
This three-week course begins on April 18th, with live sessions each Saturday from 1:00 to 3:00 pm EST.
New Online Course: William Marshal: ‘The Greatest Knight of all the World’
This six-week course begins on April 15th, with live sessions each Wednesday from 1:00 to 3:00 pm EST.
Online Courses on Medieval Music
If you are interested in medieval music, we have six online courses starting up over the next three months.
Online Course: Medieval Gender and Sexuality
The six-week course with Eleanor Janega begins February 18th with live sessions on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm EST.
New Online Course: The Hundred Years’ War
The Hundred Years’ War and the Birth of Modern Europe is a 10-week course taught by C.J. Adrien. The course begins on February 17th with live classes each Tuesday from 2:00 to 3:30 pm EST.
New Online Course: The Americas during the Middle Ages
The Americas during the Middle Ages: 500-1500 CE, is a new online course offering a wider, global perspective on events of the medieval period. Taught by Charlie Presti of Portland Community College, this six-week course begins on February 17th with classes running each Tuesday from 3:30 to 5:00 pm EST.
Online Course: The Normans in Europe
Explore the development of the Normans in Normandy, England, and the Mediterranean and learn about their political and cultural achievements. The five-week course starts February 7th.
New Online Course: Medieval Europe 870 – 1300
This 10-week course begins on January 15th, with live sessions each Thursday from each 3:30 to 5:30 pm EST.
New Online Course: Urban Europe: Towns and Cities in the Middle Ages
Beginning January 9th, this four-week course will have 90-minute live sessions each Friday from 1:00 – 2:30 pm EST.
Online Course: The Art of the Middle Ages in Europe
Beginning Tuesday, November 18th, this four-week online course explores the architecture, paintings, and decorative arts from different nations during the medieval period using a multicultural and intersectional approach.
Online Course: Social Hierarchies in Early Byzantium
A four-week course exploring the social world of Early Byzantium — where emperors ruled, clergy guided, soldiers fought, and commoners toiled. Explore how religion, law, and the economy shaped identity and mobility, bringing primary sources vividly to life.
New Online Course: The Inception, Evolution, and Legacy of Chivalry
This six-week course, taught by C.J. Adrien, begins September 16th. It features video presentations, reading resources and weekly live discussions with the instructor from 2:00 to 3:00 pm EST each Tuesday (All sessions are recorded so you can watch them at your convenience).
Online Course – Calamity and Change: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Century
This five-week course, taught by Danièle Cybulskie, begins on Friday, September 12th. Live classes run each week at 1:00pm Eastern U.S. time (All sessions are recorded so you can watch them at your convenience).