William the Bastard at War
Although what he did – and what Harold did – in 1066 itself has been endlessly discussed, no real attempt has been made to put that decisive campaign into the context of William’s whole career as a war leader.
Fingers, Compensation and King Canute
The search for the origin of ideas is a fascinating exercise; but it can lead one far into the forests of history. We started with digital nomenclature and modern schedules of compensation for injury; we rapidly got to King Canute, but that was by no means the end of the story.
The Normans
The Normans were the descendants of a Viking group which settled in the region of Normandy, in northern France, during the late ninth…
Salvage Recording of Romano-British, Saxon, Medieval, and Post-Medieval remains at North Street, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
Salvage Recording of Romano-British, Saxon, Medieval, and Post-Medieval remains at North Street, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire Saville, Alan Trans Bristol Gloucestershire Archaeol Soc 103 (1985) Abstract…
Hildegard on Trial: A Note Regarding the Narrow Reception of a Medieval Abbess-Composer
Hildegard on Trial: A Note Regarding the Narrow Reception of a Medieval Abbess-Composer DiCenso, Daniel Marginalia, Vol. 5, (2007) Abstract Hildegard of Bingen,…
The “convenientiae” of the Catalan counts in the eleventh century: a diplomatic and historical analysis
The “convenientiae” of the Catalan counts in the eleventh century: a diplomatic and historical analysis By A.J. Kosto Acta historica et archaeologica mediaevalia,…
The Mersea Charter of Edward the Confessor
The Mersea Charter of Edward the Confessor By Cyril Hart Essex Archaeology and History, Vol. 12 (1981) Introduction: In 1768 Philip Morant published…
“The Fifteen Signs Before Doomsday and “Post Conquest English Identity”
“The Fifteen Signs Before Doomsday and “Post Conquest English Identity” Stephen Pelle (U of T) This paper detailed the fifteen signs before Doomsday…
Debacle at Manzikert, 1071: Prelude to the Crusades
Debacle at Manzikert, 1071: Prelude to the Crusades By Brian Carey Medieval History Magazine, Issue 5 (2004) Introduction: The Seljuks, like other Central…
Illustrations of damnation in late Anglo-Saxon manuscripts
Illustrations of damnation in late Anglo-Saxon manuscripts By Sarah J. Semple Anglo- Saxon England, Vol.32 (2003) Introduction: ‘Many tribulations and hardships arise in…
Just Like a Mother Bee: Reading and Writing Vitae Metricae around the Year 1000
Just Like a Mother Bee: Reading and Writing Vitae Metricae around the Year 1000 Taylor, Anna Viator 36 (2005) Abstract In the late tenth…
The making of Byzantine Orthodoxy: definition and display, inclusion and exclusion
The making of Byzantine Orthodoxy: definition and display, inclusion and exclusion Magdalino, Paul (St Andrew’s University, Scotland) Paper given at the 21st International Congress…
From the Worship of Relics to the Cult of Precious Blood
From the Worship of Relics to the Cult of Precious Blood Vauchez, André (Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, Institut de France) Tabularia « Études…
Implements and Utensils in Gerefa and the Organization of Seigneurial Farmsteads in the High Middle Ages
Implements and Utensils in Gerefa and the Organization of Seigneurial Farmsteads in the High Middle Ages Gardiner, Mark Medieval Archaeology, Vol.50 (2006) Abstract The text known…
William of Volpiano in Normandy : current position
William of Volpiano in Normandy : Current Position Gazeau, Véronique (Université de Caen Basse-Normandie) Tabularia « Études », n° 2, (2002) Abstract Richard…
Lincoln: Evidence for Glassworking on Flaxengate and Other Sites in the City
Lincoln: Evidence for Glassworking on Flaxengate and Other Sites in the City Bayley, Justine Research Department Report Series, no. 68 (2008) Abstract The evidence…
THE LADIES AGNES AND ARSEN AND WILLIAM IX’S “COMPANHO, FARAI UN VERS [QU’ER] COVINEN”
THE LADIES AGNES AND ARSEN AND WILLIAM IX’S “COMPANHO, FARAI UN VERS [QU’ER] COVINEN” Goddard, Richard Forum for Modern Language Studies, Vol.24:2 (1988) Abstract…
Decoding Domesday
Decoding Domesday By David Roffe History Today (June 2007) Introduction: The basics of Domesday Book have always appeared reassuringly clear. So, why should it…
La première Normandie (Xe–XIe siècles): sur les frontières de la haute Normandie: identité et construction d’une principauté
La première Normandie (Xe–XIe siècles): sur les frontières de la haute Normandie: identité et construction d’une principauté Bauduin, Pierre Caen, Presses Universitaires de Caen,…
