The Movie that Created a Medieval Myth
Modern movies rarely depict the Middle Ages accurately, and sometimes they get the period entirely wrong. However, one film managed to create a myth about a battle that persisted for decades.
Where the Middle Ages Begin
Modern movies rarely depict the Middle Ages accurately, and sometimes they get the period entirely wrong. However, one film managed to create a myth about a battle that persisted for decades.
Squirrels in England carried leprosy bacteria as early as the Middle Ages. An international team of researchers has revealed a link between the pathogens found in the animals and people from a medieval leprosarium.
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
The National Archives of the United Kingdom have been developing a series of podcasts about British history since 2006, covering all areas of…
Nonantola and the archaeology of early mediaeval monasteries in north Italy By Sauro Gelichi Published Online (2008) Introduction: The archaeology of monasteries in Italy…
The Art of Reform in a Bavarian Nunnery Around 1000 By Adam S. Cohen Speculum, Vol. 74, No. 4. (1999) Introduction: That an efflorescence…
Places of Assembly: New Discoveries in Sweden and England By Alexandra Sanmark and Sarah Semple Fornvännen, Vol. 103 (2008) Abstract: This paper reviews…
The Fruit of Her Hands: The Story of Shira of Ashkenaz By Michelle Cameron Publisher: Simon & Schuster, September 8, 2009 ISBN: 9781439118221…
The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart By Jesse Bullington Publisher: Orbit, November 16, 2009 ISBN: 9780316049344 Hegel and Manfried Grossbart may not…
This book examines the Christianization of Scandinavia with the help of comparative material from Anglo-Saxon England, Old Frisia and Old Saxony.
Administrative Organisation and State Formation: A Case Study of Assembly Sites in Södermanland, Sweden By Alexandra Sanmark Medieval Archaeology, Vol.53 (2009) Abstract: This…
My Lady Judge: The First Burren Mystery By Cora Harrison Publisher:PanMacmillan Limited, May 9, 2008 ISBN:9780330445993 In the sixteenth century, as it is…
Michaelmas Tribute By Cora Harrison Publisher:Pan Macmillan Limited, June 1, 2009 ISBN: 9780330446464 In 1509, in the kingdom of the Burren, people lived…
The Sting of Justice: A Mystery of Medieval Ireland By Cora Harrison Publisher: Pan Macmillan Limited, June 1, 2009 ISBN: 9781405092289 The autumn…
A Secret and Unlawful Killing: a Mystery of Medieval Ireland By Cora Harrison Publisher: Minotaur Books, January 1, 2009 ISBN:9780312586027 It is 1509…
Selectivity of Black Death mortality with respect to preexisting health By Sharon N. DeWitte and James W. Wood Proceedings of the National Academy…
Anorexia and other manifestations of the body provided the medieval woman a unique opportunity to affirm the true power of mystico-religious rules.
The Book of Margery Kempe tells the story of one woman’s spiritual journey in Medieval England over a twenty-five year period, describing her quest to establish spiritual authority as a result of her personal conversations with Jesus and God.
The Development of Hindu-Arabic and Traditional Chinese Arithmetic By Lam Lay Yong Chinese Science, Vol.13 (1996) Introduction: Arithmetic is a branch of mathematics…
The Lancelot Murders By J.M.C. Blair Publisher: Berkley Mass Market, May 5, 2009 ISBN: 9780425228135 When Lancelot is accused of murdering Queen Guenevereas…
Ibn Sahula’s Tale of the Egyptian Sorcerer: A Thirteenth Century Don Yllán By David A. Wacks eHumanista, Volume 4 (2004) Introduction: The tale…
New Knights in the Portuguese Order of Santiago during the Mastership of Dom Jorge, 1492-1550 By Francis A. Dutra eHumanista, Volume 2, 2002…
Of the more than 200 pieces of advice contained in The Distaff Gospels, a mid-15th-century Old French collection of women’s lore recently available for the first time in modern English, almost half concern aspects of health: pregnancy, predicting the sex of the foetus and ensuring the future wellbeing of the child, as well as practices to avoid sickness and cures for various ailments.
Sanctuary and the Legal Topography of Pre-Reformation London By Shannon McSheffrey Law and History Review, Vol. 27:3 (Fall 2009) Introduction: In early sixteenth-century…
In the following I shall attempt to present at least a broad evaluation of the impact Greek scholars had on the acculturation of Hellenic humanism in the late fifteenth and the early decades of sixteenth century Italy.
The concept of marriage in Roman, Byzantine and Serbian mediaeval law By Šarkić Srđan Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta, Issue 41 (2004) Abstract: In this…
Procopius about the supreme god of the Slavs (Bella VII 14, 23): Two critical remarks By Aleksandar Loma Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta, Issue…
The Genoese citizenship, granted to Carlo I Tocco and his regent mother Magdalene by the authorities of the Republic of Genova (December 2, 1389) is a document the existence of which is widely accepted in the scholarly circles despite the fact that the details of its content have still remained largely unknown.
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.