Christian Community and Spiritual Authority in Late Antiquity
Lecture by Jennifer Hevelone-Harper Gordon College Given on February 28, 2007
The Black Death: A Personal History
John Hatcher shares the challenges of writing and researching his book The Black Death: A Personal History.
The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire
The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire Interview of Edward N. Luttwak Filmed December 8, 2009 at the University of California at Berkeley…
The Search for the of Tomb of Cao Cao
This documentary was filmed before the reported discovery of Cao Cao’s tomb in late 2009. It details the life and career of Cao…
Drawing as an Art Form in Medieval Manuscripts
Jonathan Alexander presents a talk about the techniques, aesthetics, and role of graphic images—drawings, maps, diagrams, and masterful manuscript decorations—in the creative and intellectual life of the Middle Ages.
The Angel and the Muse: Inspiration, Revelation, Prophecy
Video: The Angel and the Muse: Inspiration, Revelation, Prophecy By Michael Sells, University of Chicago Patristic, Medieval, and Renaissance Conference – Villanova University…
Materializing Metaphor: Bodies, Buildings, and Ephesians 2:11-22 in Medieval Art
Video: Materializing Metaphor: Bodies, Buildings, and Ephesians 2:11-22 in Medieval Art Lecture by Peter Low Williams College Given on March 13, 2008 Williams…
Byzantium: Rome’s Lost Empire
In the 5th century A.D., the Roman Empire had two capitals: Rome and Constantinople. While Rome was invaded by barbarians, Constantinople endured for another thousand years.
Close Encounters with People of the Past
Lecture by Thomas Cahill, author of ‘How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland’s Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe’ and ‘Mysteries of the Middle Ages.’
Weeping Statues and Bleeding Bread: Miracles in the Later Middle Ages
In the period between 1150 and 1550 a number of Christians in western Europe made pilgrimages to places where material objects–among them paintings, statues, relics, and Eucharistic wafers–allegedly erupted into life by such activities as bleeding, weeping, and walking about.
Medieval Italian Military And Defenses
Medieval Italian Military And Defenses Analysis of medieval military defenses in Tuscany and Northern Italy. Shot in 2009 in Lucca, Garfagnana, Venice, Florence,…
Videos about the Staffordshire Hoard
Here is a list of online videos that discuss or show the Staffordshire Hoard From the announcement of the discovery: The Staffordshire Hoard…
The Mongol Impact on World History
Edward Vajda, a professor with the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at Western Washington University, presents “The Mongol Impact on World History.”…
Historical Friction
How does historical fiction help us understand what is happening in our world today? C.W. Gortner, Gail Tsukiyama, and Maggie Anton, all authors…
The Creighton Century: British Historians and Europe, 1907-2007
The Creighton Century: British Historians and Europe, 1907-2007, a lecture by Robert Evans. This lecture was given in November 2007 at the Institute…
The Vinland Mystery
Made by the National Film Board of Canada in 1984, this short documentary depicts the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America – Vinland the Good.
John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance
Made by the National Film Board of Canada in 1964, this short film documents John Cabot’s quest to discover a westward route across the sea to the Orient in 15th-century Europe.
Spirituality of Francis and Clare of Assisi
Spirituality of Francis and Clare of Assisi Lecture by Br. Bill Short, O.F.M. Franciscan School of Theology & Graduate Union – Berkeley, CA Given…
The Monarchy with David Starkey
The Monarchy with David Starkey Lecture given on November 19, 2005 More than the biographies of the kings and queens of England, this…
Pen and Parchment – The Beautiful Evidence of Medieval Drawings
Edward Tufte, professor emeritus at Yale University, and the leading authority on information design, discusses how drawings from the Middle Ages exhibit ‘graphical excellence.’
