New Medieval Books: Onomantic Divination in Late Medieval Britain
Onomancy is a type of divination to learn a person’s future based on their name. This book looks at how this magic became popular in the later Middle Ages.
Where the Middle Ages Begin
Onomancy is a type of divination to learn a person’s future based on their name. This book looks at how this magic became popular in the later Middle Ages.
Want to live like a medieval Florentine noble? If you have 12,000,000 €, then you can buy a villa which dates back to the 14th century.
Will Noel, a leading librarian of medieval manuscripts, has passed away after being injured by a vehicle in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was 58 years old
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.
Techniques of seigneurial war in the fourteenth century By Justine Firnhaber-Baker Journal of Medieval History, Vol.36:1 (2010) Abstract: Despite the many studies devoted…
The Saint-Vaast Bible, politics and theology in eleventh-century Capetian France By Diane J. Reilly PhD Dissertation, University of Toronto, 1999 Abstract: Arras BM…
The Military Orders Established in Portugal in the Middle Ages: A Historiographical Overview By Paula Pinto Costa E-Journal of Portuguese History, Volume 2:1…
No Law In The Land By Michael Jecks Publisher:Headline, February 24, 2010 ISBN:9780755357901 King Edward II is furious when he learns that his…
Troubador By Mary Hoffman Publisher:Bloomsbury USA, September 1, 2009 ISBN:9781599903675 A story of persecution and poetry, love and war set in 13th century…
Professor Ian McNeely discusses the book written by him and Lisa Wolverton “Reinventing Knowledge”. This event took place August 15, 2008, as part…
The Lombard connection: northern influences in the Basilicas of San Lorenzo and Santo Spirito in Florence By Matthew A. Cohen Annali di architettura…
Marino Sanudo Torsello, Byzantium and the Turks: The Background to the Anti-Turkish League of 1332-1334 By Angeliki Laiou Speculum, Vol. 45, No. 3,…
The extent of astronomical knowledge in medieval Ireland is given specific attention with a review of scholarly works in Latin since the seventh century.
What is the book we associate with Polo’s name? With what purpose was it written? What claims does it make for itself? To what extent does it purport to represent Polo’s own experiences? Just where did Polo go?
This dissertation examines the relationship between chronicle and romance traditions of Arthurian narrative in England and Scotland in the late Middle Ages.
A number of twelfth-century works from three genres of Old French literature are examined in order to ascertain what forms any didacticism takes, and whether the texts can be read as Mirrors for Princes.
Stopping the rot: subsidence and structural damage at Westminster Hall Nash, George London Archaeologist, Volume 11-11 (2007) Abstract Westminster Hall is a Grade…
THE CHANGING POSITION OF THE SERVING BROTHERS AND THEIR CARITATIVE FUNCTIONS IN THE ORDER OF ST JOHN IN JERUSALEM AND ACRE, ca 1070-1291…
The Templar Knight: Book Two Of The Crusades Trilogy By Jan Guillou Publisher: Harper Collins, May 4, 2010 ISBN:9780061688577 The Knight Templar (Swedish:…
Dark Age Traffic on the Bristol Channel, UK: A Hypothesis By Nancy Hollinrake International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, Vol.36:2 (2007) Abstract: Exotic pottery…
Many readers, recognizing the incompatibility of heroism with the duties of kingship, have argued that Beowulf tells a story of colossal failure.
The Traitor’s Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II By Susan Higginbotham Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc, 2009 ISBN:978-1402217876 In fourteenth-century England, young…
The Rebel Princess By Judith Koll Healey Publisher: Harper Collins, June 22, 2009 ISBN: 9780061673566 Alaïs, the spirited and indomitable princess of France,…
The Road To Jerusalem: Book One Of The Crusades Trilogy By Jan Guillou Publisher: Harper Collins, April 14, 2009 ISBN: 9780061688539 For power.…
To Know Evil By Stephen Gaspar Publisher: Pemberley Press, October 1, 2009 ISBN: 9780977191390 The source of evil and the conflict between faith…
This medieval castle for sale in southern France dates back to the year 978. The castle was built by the Viscounts of Narbonne to guard a main road – it lies 13 km southwest of Narbonne, and sits on a a rocky knoll 180 m (590 ft) above sea level.
The Viking’s Defiant Bride By Joanna Fulford Publisher: Harlequin, February 1, 2009 ISBN:9780373295340 Northumbria, 867 A.D. Beautiful and courageous, the Lady Elgiva is…
The Saxons within Carolingian Christendom: post-conquest identity in the translationes of Vitus, Pusinna and Liborius By Eric Shuler Journal of Medieval History, Vol.36:1…
A division of responsibility for parish church fabric and contents between rector and parishioners first appeared in English ecclesiastical legislation in the early thirteenth century and was to remain in place until the mid-nineteenth century.
Onomancy is a type of divination to learn a person’s future based on their name. This book looks at how this magic became popular in the later Middle Ages.
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.