Medieval Fish with Richard Hoffmann
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Richard Hoffmann about what people were eating, how they caught it, and how fish farming evolved over time.
Where the Middle Ages Begin
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Richard Hoffmann about what people were eating, how they caught it, and how fish farming evolved over time.
In 1495, the Danish warship Gribshunden sank off the coast of Sweden. In recent years, researchers have dived to explore the wreck and have made several important discoveries.
Archaeologists from Newcastle University have unearthed evidence for an evolving sacred landscape spanning centuries in Eastern England.
Byzantine bullion fuelled Europe’s revolutionary adoption of silver coins in the mid-7th century, only to be overtaken by silver from a mine in Charlemagne’s Francia a century later, new tests reveal. The findings could transform our understanding of Europe’s economic and political development.
A lesson in holy kingship: the thirteenth-century “La estoire de Seint Aedward le Rei” By Judtih Collard South African Journal of Art History,…
Medieval perception of space and place in the architecture of Gothic churches By John A.H. Lewis South African Journal of Art History, vol.…
There can be no doubt that a new chapter in the history of warfare did in fact begin roughly at the turn of the century, or more precisely in 1494 when the French king Charles VIII led his troops into Italy
Cumbrian Heritage: Viking Cemetery By Mike Pitts British Archaeology, Issue 79 (2004) Introduction: We learn at school that English history begins with Anglo-Saxons.…
Female Lordship in the 13th c. Picard Historical Documents Kathy M. Krause (University of Missouri – Kansas City) This paper focuses on the…
Heroes, Fosterage and Hagiography: The Function of Fosterage in Medieval Irish Literature Lahney Preston-Matto (Adelphi University) Summary This paper examined the fosterage from…
Decline and decadence in Iraq and Syria after the age of Avicenna? : ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī (1162–1231) between myth and history By Nanne…
East and west: textiles and fashion in Eurasia in the early modern period By Beverly Lemire and Giorgio Riello Journal of Social History,…
Beagh Castle River Shannon, Ballysteen, Co. Limerick, Ireland Asking Price: € 299,000 Beautiful 13th century Irish Castle located on 17 acres approx with…
The Marvelous Tale of Lady Tan: Between Central and Local in Song-Yuan-Ming China By Anne Gerritsen Medieval History Journal, Vol.11:2 (2008) Abstract: This…
Traders, ties and tensions : the interactions of Lübeckers, Overijsslers and Hollanders in Late Medieval Bergen By Justyna Joanna Wubs-Mrozewicz PhD Dissertation, Rijksuniversiteit…
Malta, Sciacca and the Perollo family, 1461-1499 By Mark A. Aloisio Melita Historica : Journal of the Malta Historical Society, Vol.14: 2 (2005)…
Offa versus the Welsh By David Hill British Archaeology, Issue 56 (December 2000) Introduction: Conflict between the medieval English and Welsh kingdoms was traditionally…
The Rochefoucauld Grail, a 14th century manuscript that offers illustrated Arthurian tales, is going to be sold at auction on Tuesday, December 7th.…
Moravian College, located on Bethelem, Pennsylvania, will host the Fifth Annual Undergraduate Conference in Medieval and Early Modern Studies on Saturday, December 4.…
The World of Khubilai Khan: A Revolution in Painting Lecture by Maxwell K. Hearn Given at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on October…
The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty – A Retrospective Lecture by James C. Y. Watt On October 8,…
Retooling the Instruments of Christ’s Passion: Late Medieval Labor, Burial, and Prayer Lecture by Ann Astell Given at Villanova University on October 21,…
The Art of the Medieval Blacksmith By Jeffrey M. Hoffeld The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Vol. 28:4 (1969) Introduction: While the biblical…
Streets and Public Spaces in Constantinople By Albrecht Berger Dumbarton Oaks Papers, No. 54 (2000) Introduction: This paper will mainly address the question…
Session 3: Hostages & Captive Taking in the High Middle Ages That’s No Way to Treat a Lady! Hostage or Captive: What’s the…
Mothers and Daughters as Lords: The Countesses of Blois and Chartres By Michelle Armstrong–Partida Medieval Prosopography, Vol. 26 (2005) Abstract: In the twelfth…
Ports, plagues and politics: explaining Italian city growth 1300–1861 By Maarten Bosker, Steven Brakman, Harry Garretsen, Herman de Jon and Marc Schramm European…
The Persian-Toledan Astronomical Connection and the European Renaissance By M. Heydari-Malayeri Paper given at the Academia Europaea 19th Annual Conference (2007) Abstract: This…
Biblical and Koranic Quotations in Hebrew and Arabic Andalusian Poetry By Arie Schippers Ever and ‘Arav, Contacts between Arabic Literature and Jewish Literature in…
A history of this Egyptian metropolis from its founding by Alexander the Great to our own day. Close to a hundred pages are devoted to the medieval era.
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.