Olivier de la Marche and the Court of Burgundy, c.1425-1502
Olivier de la Marche and the Court of Burgundy, c.1425-1502 By Alistair Millar PhD Dissertation, University of Edinburgh, 1996 Abstract: The principal aim…
Ruined Castle for Sale in Dordogne, France
On the outskirts of a peaceful hamlet in the Dordogne region in France, on an island surrounded by wide water-filled moats, crossed by a stone bridge, stand the imposing ruins of a castle built during the 14th and 15th centuries.
Techniques of seigneurial war in the fourteenth century
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
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…
Troubador
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…
‘A Mirror for Princes?’ A Textual Study of Instructions for Rulers and Consorts in Three Old French Genres
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.
Medieval Castle for Sale in Southern France
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.
Pont-de-l’Arche or Pitres? A location and archaeomagnetic dating for Charles the Bald’s fortifications on the Seine
Pont-de-l’Arche or Pitres? A location and archaeomagnetic dating for Charles the Bald’s fortifications on the Seine By Brian Dearden and Anthony Clark Antiquity,…
The Fruit of Her Hands: The Story of Shira of Ashkenaz
The Fruit of Her Hands: The Story of Shira of Ashkenaz By Michelle Cameron Publisher: Simon & Schuster, September 8, 2009 ISBN: 9781439118221…
The Image of the Jongleur in Northern France Around 1200
The Image of the Jongleur in Northern France Around 1200 By John W. Baldwin Speculum, Vol. 72, No. 3. (1997) Introduction: In the pages…
Lordship and Principality: Colonial Policy in Ireland and Aquitaine in the 1360s
Lordship and Principality: Colonial Policy in Ireland and Aquitaine in the 1360s By David Green Journal of British Studies, Volume 47, Number 1…
Interview with Laurence Marvin – The Occitan War: A Military And Political History Of The Albigensian Crusade, 1209–1218
The Albigensian Crusade of the early-thirteenth century was a key moment in Europe’s medieval history. The crusade was launched by Pope Innocent III in…
Violence and Predation in Medieval Europe
Daniel Lord Smail, Professor of History at Harvard University, spoke at a lecture at the University of Toronto’s Centre of Medieval Studies on…
Rashi’s Daughters Book Three: Rachel
Rashi’s Daughters Book Three: Rachel By Maggie Anton Publisher: Plume, 2009 ISBN: 9780452295681 Rachel is the youngest and most beautiful daughter of medieval…
Demons and the battle for souls at Cluny
Demons and the battle for souls at Cluny By Michael E. Hoenicke Moore Studies in Religion, Vol.32:4 (2003) Abstract: The liturgical program at…
Men and Women in Early Medieval Serfdom: The Ninth-Century North Frankish Evidence
Men and Women in Early Medieval Serfdom: The Ninth-Century North Frankish Evidence By Jean-Pierre Devroey Past and Present, No. 166. (2000) Introduction: ‘The…
Materializing Metaphor: Bodies, Buildings, and Ephesians 2:11-22 in Medieval Art
Video: Materializing Metaphor: Bodies, Buildings, and Ephesians 2:11-22 in Medieval Art Lecture by Peter Low Williams College Given on March 13, 2008 Williams…
Conquest: The English Kingdom of France 1417-1450
Conquest: The English Kingdom of France 1417-1450 By Juliet Barker Little Brown, 2009 ISBN: 9781408700839 Author of the best-selling AGINCOURT, Juliet Barker now…
The Experience of Civilian Populations during the Hundred Years War in France 1330-1440
From that time on all went ill with the kingdom and the state was undone. Thieves and robbers rose up everywhere in the land. The nobles despised and hated all others and took no thought for the mutual usefulness and profit of lord and men.
Secondary responses to fear and grief in Gregory of Tours’ Libri historiarum
Secondary responses to fear and grief in Gregory of Tours’ Libri historiarum By Ron F. Newbold Studia Humaniora Tartuensia, vol. 7 (2006) Abstract:…
‘Mount the War-Horses, Take your Lance in your Grip . . .’ Logistics Preparations for the Gascon Campaign of 1294
Mount the War-Horses, Take your Lance in your Grip . . .: Logistics Preparations for the Gascon Campaign of 1294 By Mark Kennedy Vaughn…
The Battle of Tours-Poitiers Revisited
What motivated the Muslims to move north of the Pyrenees? What do the Latin and Arabic sources reveal about what transpired in the course of the battle?
Guilty as Charged? Subjectivity and the Law in La Chanson de Roland and “Lanval”
Guilty as Charged? Subjectivity and the Law in La Chanson de Roland and “Lanval” Kong, Katherine Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 17 (2000)…
Adultery and Kingship in Marie de France’s Equitan
In medieval French literature, the conventional plot of courtly love focuses on the figure of the queen.
Pseudo-Autobiography and the Role of the Poet in Jean Froissart’s Joli Buisson de Jonece
Pseudo-Autobiography and the Role of the Poet in Jean Froissart’s Joli Buisson de Jonece Lassahn, Nicole Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998)…