Medieval church building-boom took place in the 12th century, study finds
A recent study looking at the construction history of churches during the Middle Ages has found that a building boom took place in Western Europe during the 12th century.
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A recent study looking at the construction history of churches during the Middle Ages has found that a building boom took place in Western Europe during the 12th century.
Swedish archaeologists have discovered 170 silver coins dating to the 12th century. They were found in a grave on the island of Visingsö at Lake Vättern in the central part of the country.
The Avars are one of the least understood peoples of the early medieval period. A new study reconstructs their social dynamics by using ancient DNA data with archaeological evidence.
A 16th-century tower house in northeastern Scotland has reopened to visitors after Historic Environment Scotland carried out necessary repairs to its masonry.
Jews and Apostates in Medieval Europe — Boundaries Real and Imagined By David Malkiel Past and Present, Vol.194:1 (2007) Introduction: The chief trauma…
Holy Heretics in Later Medieval Italy By Janine Larmon Peterson Past and Present, Vol. 204:1 (2009) Introduction: The appeal of martyrs is grounded in…
Monogamy in Islam: The case of a Tunisian Marriage Contract By Dalenda Largueche Occasional Paper of the IAS School of Social Science (2010) Introduction:…
The Mongols 1206-1259: From divided chiefdoms to unified state By Alistair Bright Profiel: Archeologisch studenten tijdschrift, Vol.10:2-3 (2003) Abstract: The year 1206 was…
Irrigation and hydraulic society in early and medieval Ceylon By R.A.L.H. Gunawardana Past and Present, Vol.53:1 (1971) Introduction: For more than fifteen centuries,…
The Western Sudan in the Middle Ages: Underdevelopment in the Empires of the Western Sudan By A. G. Hopkins Past and Present, Vol.…
Climate change, social unrest and dynastic transition in ancient China By Zhang Dian, Jim Chiyung, Lin Chusheng, He Yuanqing and Lee Fung Chinese…
Cognitive Aspects of the Grammaticalization of Medieval Welsh Prepositions By Heather Rose Jones PhD Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley, 2003 Abstract: Prepositions are one…
Should the relationship between Jews and Christians in Medieval England just be characterized by violence and animosity? The answer lies in looking more…
The Saintly Female Body and the Landscape of Foundation in Anglo-Saxon Barking By Lisa M.C. Weston Medieval Feminist Forum, Vol. 43 (2007) Introduction:…
Militia and Malitia: The Bernardine Vision of Chivalry By Areyh Grabois The Second Crusade and the Cistercians, edited by Michael Gervers (New York,…
Technology is to enable scholars for the first time to study a complete manuscript of one of the world’s most important and largest…
In considering King John and Rouen, this study will take the reign of the last duke as the focal point for discussion of the importance of Rouen at the end of Angevin rule in Normandy.
Religion, Education and the Role of Government in Medieval Universities: Lessons Learned or Lost? By Kimberly Georgedes Forum on Public Policy, Vol 2:1…
The Medieval Art of Letter Writing: Rhetoric As Institutional Expression By Les Perelman Textual Dynamics of the Professions Historical and Contemporary Studies of…
The Elephant in Medieval Legend and Art By George C. Druce Journal of the Royal Archaeological Institute, Vol. 76 (1919) Introduction: Among the…
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, today announced the release of British Literary Manuscripts Online, Medieval and Renaissance, the second installment of the British…
Point of view and the Renaissance By Joseph Goering Studi rinascimentali : rivista internazionale di letteratura italiana, Vol.1 (2003) Introduction: It is said…
Remaking Petrarch’s Canzoniere in the Fifteenth Century By Dario Del Puppo Medioevo letterario d’Italia : rivista internazionale di filologia, linguistica e letteratura, Vol.1…
Both Howden and the Histoire relate that a great battle and some fierce close fighting took place, even if Howden lacks the details of the operation. The king himself was in the thick of the fighting.
Hildegard’s Medicine: A Systematic Science of Medieval Europe By Kevin Anthony Hay The Proceedings of the 17th Annual History of Medicine Days, March…
The King’s Council, patronage and the governance of Scotland, 1460-1513 By Trevor M. Chalmers PhD Dissertation, University of Aberdeen, 1982 Abstract: Between 1460…
The role of the ‘ūlamā during the ‘Abbāsid caliphate: with special reference to the period of Hārūn al-Rashīd and Al-Māʻmūn By Ismail bin Haji…
The Earls of Strathearn from the twelfth to the mid fourteenth century, with an edition of their written acts By Cynthia J. Neville…
This thesis is a study of the role and power of the queen in fifteenth-century Scotland with reference to the lives of Joan Beaufort (?-1445) and Mary of Guelders (1433-1463).
This book profiles the life of Kassia, a ninth-century Byzantine aristocrat who spurned an emperor and became a nun and abbess. Her story tells us much about being a woman and a religious leader in Byzantium.
For anyone who visits Örebro, it is hard to miss its castle – an ancient-looking fortress made of weathered grey stones that stands on an islet in the middle of the city centre.
On the 10th of August 1628, the Vasa sank in Stockholm harbour, thus ending the career of the most powerful warship that Sweden had ever seen.
This strategic location not only makes the castle a majestic sight, but also earns it the reputation as the most modern defence fortress in its time. But, as all ancient buildings, there is always more than meets the eye. Here are the five things that you may not know about Uppsala Castle.
How do you operate a business when you can’t read and your knowledge of math is extremely limited? Making your mark on the…
Narbonne is one of those European cities with evidence of its past on every street.
The V&A Museum opened its latest medieval exhibit exhibit on Saturday: Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery. I had the opportunity to see it opening day and it was spectacular.