A Greek Source on the Origin of the First Crusade
A Greek Source on the Origin of the First Crusade By Peter Charanis Speculum, Vol.24:1 (1949) Introduction: A Greek chronicle contains the following…
Holinshed’s Nation: Ideals, Memory, and Practical Policy in the Chronicles
Holinshed’s Nation: Ideals, Memory, and Practical Policy in the Chronicles By Igor Djordjevic Ashgate, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-4094-0035-6 Raphael Holinshed’s account of English history…
Doing decentered history – the global in the local – lecture by Natalie Zemon Davis
Lecture by Holberg Prize laureate Natalie Zemon Davis at the Holberg Prize Symposium 2010
Giovanni Villani and the Aetiological Myth of Tuscan Cities
Giovanni Villani and the Aetiological Myth of Tuscan Cities By Francesco Salvestrini The Medieval Chronicle II (Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on the…
Stubbs, Steel, and Richard II as Insane: The Origin and Evolution of an English Historiographical Myth
‘Richard II had become dangerous, perhaps dangerously mad. His final breakdown is . . . tragic…’
Interview with Dan McCarthy
The Irish Annals: Their genesis, evolution and history, by Dan McCarthy, examines the works created in early medieval Ireland, and which continued to…
Legend of a National Border: The Nöteborg Border (1323) in Finnish History Writing
Legend of a National Border: The Nöteborg Border (1323) in Finnish History Writing By Ilkka Liikanen and Jukka Korpela Paper given at the…
Beyond ‘Braveheart’? Recent work on the Scottish Wars of Independence
A survey of articles, monographs and primary sources relevant to the study of the Scottish Wars of Independence, c.1286-c.1357, published 2003-2010
The Autobiography of Guibert of Nogent
Identity in History Episode 3: Medieval Religious Identities Richard Godbehere examines the Autobiography of Guibert de Nogent: “Here we look at the definitions…
Recent Trends in the Study of the Middle Ages
Recent Trends in the Study of the Middle Ages By Giles Constable Annual of Medieval Studies at CEU, vol. 15 (2009) Introduction: My…
Max Dvořák and the History of Medieval Art
Max Dvořák and the History of Medieval Art By Hans H. Aurenhammer Journal of Art Historiography, No.2 (2010) Abstract: Max Dvořák is known…
The Maps of Matthew Paris
The Maps of Matthew Paris: Medieval Journeys through Space, Time and Liturgy By Daniel K. Connolly Boydell and Brewer, 2009 ISBN: 9781843834786 The illustrations…
The historiography of protest in late Mamluk and early Ottoman Egypt and Syria
The historiography of protest in late Mamluk and early Ottoman Egypt and Syria By Amina Elbendary IIAS Newsletter, Vol.43 No.9 (2007) Introduction: History…
Thomas of Spalato and the Mongols: A Thirteenth-Century Dalmatian View of Mongol Customs
When Qadan grandson of Ghengis Khan, and his Mongol horsement arrived before the walls of Spaalto in the spring of 1242, the Adriatic Sea became the westernmost boundary of the Tartar Empire, Stretching eastward across the vast Eurasian landmass to the shores of the Sea of Japan.
An ‘Earthquake’ in Britain in 664
How reliable is the claim of the ‘Iona Chronicle’ that Britain experienced an earthquake in 664?
Order Our Days In Thy Peace: Treatments of Conflict in Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum
Order Our Days In Thy Peace: Treatments of Conflict in Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum By Caitlin Callaghan PhD Dissertation, Cornell University, 2009…
The Chronica Maiora of Isidore of Seville: An Introduction and Translation
The Chronica Maiora of Isidore of Seville: An Introduction and Translation By Sam Koon and Jamie Wood e-Spania: Revue interdisciplinaire d’études hispaniques médiévales,…
British historiography on the Crusades and Military Orders: from Barker and Smail to contemporary historians
Medieval historians in Britain are, on the whole, not as insular in their outlook as they once were, but even now the task of persuading them of the significance of crusading in the political life and social fabric of the time does sometimes seem an uphill struggle.
Tzetzes’ Letters and Histories: A Sample in English Translation with Notes and Introduction
Tzetzes’ Letters and Histories: A Sample in English Translation with Notes and Introduction By Aaron Heinrich Master’s Thesis, University of Oregon, 2009 Abstract:…
Alexander of Ashby’s Brevissima comprehensio historiarum : critical edition with annotation
Alexander of Ashby’s Brevissima comprehensio historiarum : critical edition with annotation By Greti Dinkova-Bruun Ph.D.Dissertation, University of Toronto, 1999 Abstract: Alexander, prior of…
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…
The creation of medieval history in Luxembourg
The creation of medieval history in Luxembourg By Pit Peporte PhD Dissertation, Edinburgh University, 2008 Abstract: In the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, the Middle…
The gentil example : thematic parallels in Froissart’s Chroniques and Chaucer’s Franklin’s tale
I intend to go beyond the biographical and source study that has dominated discussion on Chaucer and Froissart and embark on a project of tracing thematic parallels in two of their works, specifically focusing on the issue that I find most obvious between them: the desire to create and record literary discussions of ethical behaviour.
Prolegomena to a critical edition of the Chronicle of Matthew of Edessa, with a discussion of computer-aided methods used to edit the text
Prolegomena to a critical edition of the Chronicle of Matthew of Edessa, with a discussion of computer-aided methods used to edit the text…
The Historiography of the Crusades
The Historiography of the Crusades By Giles Constable The Crusades from the Perspective of Byzantium and the Muslim World, edited by Angeliki E. Laiou…