Medieval Coins with Rory Naismith
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Rory Naismith about the complex world of medieval coins.
Where the Middle Ages Begin
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Rory Naismith about the complex world of medieval coins.
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.
To Have and to Hold: Marriage in Pre-Modern Europe 1200 – 1700 The last session I had the pleasure of attending was entitled,…
Henry of Grosmont (c.1310-61) was one of the most outstanding English aristocrats of the mid-fourteenth century.
The Symbolic Significance of Medieval Armenian Canon Tables By Roseen Giles Saeculum Undergraduate Academic Journal, Vol 4, No 2 (2009) Introduction: The highly ornamented illuminations…
Assassin’s Creed II is an action-adventure video game from Ubisoft. The sequel to Assassin’s Creed, was released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox…
An 11th century castle near the town of Condom, in Gascony, is for sale. The property belonged to the family of a nobleman, le Seigneur Bertrand de Marreaux, for more than 700 years.
Holy Warriors: The Romanesque Rider and the Fight Against Islam By Linda V. Seidel The Holy War, edited by Thomas Patrick Murphy (Ohio State University…
The Invention of the Jewish People By Shlomo Sand Verso, 2009 ISBN: 978-1844674220 Publisher’s Description: Leading Israeli historian evaluates the national myth of…
Dr Kevin Leahy is national finds adviser from the Portable Antiquities Scheme. He has been an instrumental part of the discovery of the Anglo-Saxon…
Two Early Anglo-Saxon Holy Men: Oswald and Cuthbert By John Corbett The Anglo-Saxons, synthesis and achievement, edited by J. Douglas Woods, David Anthony…
Hildegard of Bingen and her Gospel Homilies: Speaking New Mysteries By Beverly M. Kienzle Brepols, 2009 ISBN: 978-2-503-51777-3 Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), the…
Rewriting the Middle Ages in the Twentieth Century, Volume II, National Traditions Edited by J. Aurell Cardona and J. Pavón Benito Brepols, 2009…
Ancient Warfare Edited by John Carman and Anthony Harding The History Press, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-7524-5471-9 The authors examine the evidence of warfare in…
Here is the list of articles and theses posted to Medievalists.net in October 2009: Pope Gregory VII The Distinctiveness of Palestinian Monasticism, 450-550…
The Reconquest Kings of Portugal: Political and Cultural Reorientation on the Medieval Frontier, by Stephen Lay examines how Portugal emerged as an independent kingdom between…
Fish and Fishermen In English Medieval Church Wall Paintings By Frederick Buller Medlar Press, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-899600-98-4 Fred Buller is well respected as one…
Maimonides and the Convert: A Juridical and Philosophical Embrace of the Outsider By James A. Diamond Medieval Philosophy and Theology, Vol. 11 (2003) Introduction: Within…
Towards a Text of the “Medulla Grammatice”: Procedures and Prospects in Editing a 15th-century Glossary By Vincent P McCarren CCH Working Papers, Vol. 4…
The American Historical Association will be holding its 124th Annual Meeting in San Diego, California on January 7-10, 2010. The theme of this…
Editing and Concording the “Dictionarius” of Firmin Le Ver (1440) By Brian Merrilees, William Edwards, David Megginson CCH Working Papers Vol.2 (1992) Abstract: The Dictionarius of…
Electronic Analysis of Medieval Texts: The Case of Raoul de Soissons By Ineke Hardy CH Working Papers (2005) Introduction: Over the past century, the conception…
Domestic Peace and Public Order in Anglo-Saxon Law By Rebecca Colman The Anglo-Saxons, synthesis and achievement, edited by J. Douglas Woods, David Anthony…
The Vikings in Wales By Henry Loyn Dorothea Coke memorial lecture, 1976 Published for University College London by the Viking Society for Northern Research…
This is a list of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada that have History Departments that specialize in medieval history.…
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.
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.
Translations of three medieval texts: In Praise of Baldness, On Bald Men, and A Defense of Beards. It reveals that male grooming was indeed a thing in the 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.