The Anglo-Norman aristocracy under divided Lordship, 1087-1106: a social and political study
The Anglo-Norman aristocracy under divided Lordship, 1087-1106: a social and political study By Neil Strevett PhD Dissertation, University of Glasgow, 2005 Abstract: This…
Recent Research on Canons Regular in the German Empire of the 11th and 12th Centuries
For decades the reform movement of the canons of the 11th and 12th centuries remained to a great degree unnoticed by historians. The Premonstratensians, who in this report are treated only in passing, have to be regarded as a certain exception.
Cannibalism, the First Crusade, and the Genesis of Medieval Romance
Almost nine hundred years ago, between 1130 and 1139, the legend of King Arthur erupted for the first time in full literary form in England, elaborated out of obscure hints and sketchy entries in written history and Celtic legendary tradition by Geoffrey of Monmouth…
The army of Godfrey of Bouillon, 1096-1099 : Structure and dynamics of a contingent on the First Crusade
The army led in the First Crusade by Godfrey of Bouillon, duke of Lower Lotharingia, set off on its journey to the Holy Land about the middle of August 1096
Rashi and the First Crusade: Commentary, Liturgy, Legend
Rashi and the First Crusade: Commentary, Liturgy, Legend By Harvey Sicherman and Gilad J. Gevaryahu Judaism, Vol.38 No.190 (1999) Introduction: The tenth and…
Parochialization and patterns of patronage in 11th-century Sussex
Parochialization and patterns of patronage in 11th-century Sussex By Neil S. Rushton Sussex Archaeological Collections, Vol. 137 (1999) Abstract: The 11th century was…
The Motives of the Earliest Crusaders and the Settlement of Latin Palestine, 1095-1100
The Motives of the Earliest Crusaders and the Settlement of Latin Palestine, 1095-1100 By Jonathan Riley-Smith The English Historical Review, Vol. 98, No.…
Trial by Battle
Trial by Battle By Peter T. Leeson Published Online (2010) Abstract: For over a century England’s judicial system decided land disputes by ordering…
Empress Agnes of Poitou (1043-1077). Reflections on the Legal Basis of Her Regency
Empress Agnes of Poitou (1043-1077). Reflections on the Legal Basis of Her Regency By Eva-Maria Butz Less Favored – More Favored: Proceedings from…
Medieval Military Logistics: An Agent-based Simulation of a Byzantine Army on the March
Medieval Military Logistics: An Agent-based Simulation of a Byzantine Army on the March By Bart Craenen, Georgios Theodoropoulos, Vincent Gaffney, Philip Murgatroyd and…
The Battle of Manzikert: Military Disaster or Political Failure?
This paper examines Romanus’ Manzikert campaign and the significance of his defeat, and assesses whether the Byzantine position in Anatolia was recoverable, and if so, why that recovery failed?
Centres of royal power: New findings about the realms of medieval itinerant kings
In the 900-1000s the power of the monarch in Norway was consolidated through the establishment of a new system of royal estates. Similar…
Music in the Time of Saint Anselm
Music in the Time of Saint Anselm Cox, Donald R. (Saint Anselm College) The Saint Anselm Journal 2.1 (Fall 2004) Abstract The 11th century…
The frequency and distribution of caries in the mediaeval population of Bijelo Brdo in Croatia (10th—11th century)
The frequency and distribution of caries in the mediaeval population of Bijelo Brdo in Croatia (10th—11th century) By Vodanovic Marin, Brkic Hrvoje, Slaus…
The Secret of Venetian Success: Public-order yet Reputation-based Institutions
The Secret of Venetian Success: Public-order yet Reputation-based Institutions de Lara, Yadira González XIV International Economic History Congress, Session 84, Helsinki, July 21 (2006)…
The Byzantine Background to the First Crusade
Just over nine hundred years ago, Pope Urban II closed a provincial church council at Clermont Ferrand with a rousing call to arms that launched the First Crusade.
La composition graphique de la Tapisserie de Bayeux
La composition graphique de la Tapisserie de Bayeux By Patrick Peccatte Published Online (2011) Introduction: La Tapisserie de Bayeux est une pièce de…
Making Reputation Work: Re-examining law, labor and enforcement among Geniza businessmen
Making Reputation Work: Re-examining law, labor and enforcement among Geniza businessmen By Jessica Goldberg Paper given at the conference Before and Beyond Europe:…
The Clerical Wife: Medieval Perceptions of Women During the Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Church Reforms
The Clerical Wife: Medieval Perceptions of Women During the Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Church Reforms By Cara Kaser PSU McNair Online Journal, Vol.1 (2004-5)…
Eleven years of archaeological research at Rushen Abbey, 1998 to 2008
Eleven years of archaeological research at Rushen Abbey, 1998 to 2008 Davey, Peter J.. Monastic Research Bulletin vol. 14 (2008) Abstract Man lies…
The place that lies between : Slavonia in the 10th and 11th centuries
The place that lies between : Slavonia in the 10th and 11th centuries Mikecz, Jeremy MA Thesis in Medieval Studies, Central European University Budapest, May…
Preaching Saint Stanislaus : Medieval Sermons on Saint Stanislaus of Cracow and Their Role in the Construction of His Image and Cult
Preaching Saint Stanislaus : Medieval Sermons on Saint Stanislaus of Cracow and Their Role in the Construction of His Image and Cult Kuzmova, Stanislava PhD…
Re-Framing the Marginalized: An Examination of Center-Periphery Relations in the Bayeux Tapestry
Re-Framing the Marginalized: An Examination of Center-Periphery Relations in the Bayeux Tapestry By Lindsey Hansen Paper given at the Vagantes: Medieval Graduate Student…
The Role of Historian in the Encomium Emmae Reginae
The Role of Historian in the Encomium Emmae Reginae By Kristen Tibbs, Marshall University Paper given at the Vagantes: Medieval Graduate Student Conference,…
“Salvation, Sex, and Subjectivity”
Vagantes Conference Bruce Vernarde (Pitt U) “Salvation, Sex, and Subjectivity” In 1980, John Boswell published “Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality”. It was considered…