The Serf, the Knight, and the Historian
The Serf, the Knight, and the Historian By Dominique Barthélemy, Translated by Graham Robert Edwards Cornell University Press, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-8014-7560-3 “The term ‘feudal society’…
Interview with Tommaso di Carpegna Falconieri
His latest book is The Man Who Believed He Was King of France: A True Medieval Tale. We interviewed him by email to discuss his book and research.
Against the Lord’s anointed: aspects of warfare and baronial rebellion in England and Normandy 1075-1265
Yet, for all such purely military considerations, one returns to the overwhelming impression that the factor which most frequently terminated rebel resistance was the impact of the king’s presence.
Cross-trade skills and business strategies: personal itineraries between medicine and metallurgy in Middle Ages and early modern Europe
Cross-trade skills and business strategies: personal itineraries between medicine and metallurgy in Middle Ages and early modern Europe By Liliane Hilaire-Pérez and Catherine…
“Seeking Castles in Spain”: Sir Hugh Calveley and the Free Companies Intervention in Iberian Warfare (1366-1369)
“Seeking Castles in Spain”: Sir Hugh Calveley and the Free Companies Intervention in Iberian Warfare (1366-1369) By L.J. Andrew Villalon Crusades, Condottieri, Codes,…
Fighting for Fun? What Was At Stake in Formal Deeds of Arms of the 14th Century?
My focus will be on a few specific formal — that is ceremonious and ostensibly friendly — ‘deeds of arms’ described by Jean Froissart, a prolific 14th century writer with an intense admiration for ‘deeds of arms’ and chivalry.
The rise of the Carolingians or the decline of the Merovingians?
The transference of power from the Merovingians to the Carolingians in France is one of the most confusing periods of early medieval history.
Sacred Images in a Secular Text: the Case of the Cent nouvelles nouvelles
Sacred Images in a Secular Text: the Case of the Cent nouvelles nouvelles By Edgar de Blieck Histoire, Images, Imaginaire, edited by Pascal Dupuy (University of…
Les représentations du pouvoir dans la broderie de Bayeux (XIe siècle)
Les représentations du pouvoir dans la broderie de Bayeux (XIe siècle) By Philippe Lardin Histoire, Images, Imaginaire, edited by Pascal Dupuy (University of Pisa, 2002) Abstract: La…
The Little Grey Horse: Henry V’s Speech at Agincourt and the Battle Exhortation in Ancient Historiography
Speeches by generals to their army are of different kinds. One type is the speech—deliberative or exhortative—delivered at what is often called a syllogos, i.e. a meeting of the army held in some convenient place resembling an assembly place where, for example, the men can stand or sit in a horseshoe facing the speaker.
Shame Culture or Guilt Culture: The Evidence of the French Fabliaux
Shame Culture or Guilt Culture: The Evidence of the French Fabliau By Ellen W. Eaton PhD dissertation, University of Toronto, 2000 Abstract: Many literary critics…
Impoverished mothers and poor widows: negotiating images of poverty in Marseille’s courts
Impoverished mothers and poor widows: negotiating images of poverty in Marseille’s courts By Susan McDonough Journal of Medieval History, Vol.34:1 (2008) Abstract: In the…
The Regnum Francie of Sugar of Saint-Denis: An Expansive Ile-de-France
The Regnum Francie of Sugar of Saint-Denis: An Expansive Ile-de-France By Jeremy du Quesnay Adams Historical Reflections / Réflexions Historiques, Vol.19:2 (1993) Synopsis: Examines the…
French Medieval Regions: A Concept in History
French Medieval Regions: A Concept in History By Brigitte Bedos-Rezak Historical Reflections / Réflexions Historiques, Vol. 19:2 (1993) Synopsis: Examines how historians have been…
Religious Responses to Social Violence in Eleventh-Century Aquitaine
Religious Responses to Social Violence in Eleventh-Century Aquitaine By Steven D. Sargent Historical Reflections / Réflexions Historiques, Vol. 12:2 (1985) Introduction: The late tenth and…
The Sea as European Diplomatic, Political and Economical Battlefield in the Times of the Hundred Years War
The Sea as European Diplomatic, Political and Economical Battlefield in the Times of the Hundred Years War By Raphaela Averkorn The Sea in European…
Bastards or Kings or Both? Louis III and Carloman in Late-Medieval French Historiography
Bastards or Kings or Both? Louis III and Carloman in Late-Medieval French Historiography Zale, Sanford Comitatus Vol.29 (1998) Introduction Consider the anxiety that…
“Now the First Stone Is Set”: Christine de Pisan and the Colonial City
“Now the First Stone Is Set”: Christine de Pisan and the Colonial City Kane, Stuart A. Comitatus Vol.29 (1998) Introduction Christine de Pisan’s…
Rethinking Marie
Rethinking Marie Hazell, Dinah Medieval ForumI Vol.2 (2003) Abstract Marie de France is traditionally associated with the English court of Henry II and…
The Man Who Believed He Was King of France: A True Medieval Tale
The Man Who Believed He Was King of France: A True Medieval Tale By Tommaso di Carpegna Falconieri, Translated by William McCuaig University of Chicago…
Emaré’s Fabulous Robe: The Ambiguity of Power in a Late Medieval Romance
Emaré’s Fabulous Robe: The Ambiguity of Power in a Late Medieval Romance Li-ju Tsai, Christine Medieval Forum Vol.3 (2003) Abstract This article examines…
“She Swims and Floats in Joy”: Marguerite Porete, an “Heretical” Mystic of the Later Middle Ages
“She Swims and Floats in Joy”: Marguerite Porete, an “Heretical” Mystic of the Later Middle Ages By Kathleen Garay Canadian Women’s Studies, Vol.…