Anxieties of Attachment: The Dynamics of Courtship in Medieval India
Anxieties of Attachment: The Dynamics of Courtship in Medieval India By Daud Ali Modern Asian Studies, Vol.36:1 (2002) Introduction: The copious literature on…
The myth of minority : cultural change in Valencia in the thirteenth century at the time of the conquests of James I of Aragon
The myth of minority : cultural change in Valencia in the thirteenth century at the time of the conquests of James I of…
Women and Cows – Ownership and Work in Medieval Sweden
In this paper, I will be looking at butter making as a woman’s occupation.
Coping in medieval prisons
Coping in medieval prisons By Guy Geltner Continuity and Change, Vol.23:1 (2008) Abstract: Based on archival research in several Italian city-states, this article…
Consumption patterns and living conditions inside Het Steen, the late medieval prison of Malines (Mechelen, Belgium)
Consumption patterns and living conditions inside Het Steen, the late medieval prison of Malines (Mechelen, Belgium) By Liesbeth Troubleyn et al. Journal of…
Food, Status and Religion in England in the Middle Ages: An Archaeozoological Perspective
Food, Status and Religion in England in the Middle Ages: An Archaeozoological Perspective By Annie Grant Anthropozoologica, Special Issue (1988) Introduction: Popular images…
Enduring Impacts: Social and Environmental Aspects of Viking Age Settlement in Iceland and Greenland
Enduring Impacts: Social and Environmental Aspects of Viking Age Settlement in Iceland and Greenland By Orri Vésteinsson, Thomas H McGovern and Christian Keller…
The Claims of Poverty: Literature, Culture, and Ideology in Late Medieval England
The Claims of Poverty: Literature, Culture, and Ideology in Late Medieval England By Kate Crassons University of Notre Dame Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-268-02302-7…
Book Review – Under Heaven
By Guy Gavriel Kay Publisher: Penguin Group Canada, March 30, 2010 ISBN: 9780670068098 Guy Gavriel Kay is one of the best known writers…
Peering into the Middle Ages – Brock University Symposium on Medieval Documents
Peering into the Middle Ages – The Brock University Symposium on Medieval Documents Brock University in Canada showcased three incredible medieval documents Friday,…
Vengeance in the Middle Ages
Vengeance in the Middle Ages: Emotion, Religion and Feud Edited by Susanna A. Throop and Paul R. Hyams Ashgate Publishing, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-7546-6421-5…
The Foundations of Gentry Life: The Multons of Frampton and their World 1270-1370
The Foundations of Gentry Life: The Multons of Frampton and their World 1270-1370 By Peter Coss Oxford University Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-19-956000-4 In…
Pulling the Witness by the Ear: A Riddle from the Medieval Ragusan Sources
Medievalists are particularly haunted by the question of whether the records mirror what was typical, or, contrarily, the very fact that something was not typical or commonplace guided the recorders to write it down.
Robin Hood
Synopsis: Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars as the legendary figure known by generations as “Robin Hood” whose exploits have endured in popular mythology…
From Dubrovnik (Ragusa) to Florence: Observations on the Recruiting of Domestic Servants in the Fifteenth Century
From Dubrovnik (Ragusa) to Florence: Observations on the Recruiting of Domestic Servants in the Fifteenth Century By Paola Pinelli Dubrovnik Annals, Vol. 12…
The brilliance of comitatus: aesthetics and society in early Anglo-Saxon England
The brilliance of comitatus: aesthetics and society in early Anglo-Saxon England By Kendra Mary Ann Adema MA Thesis, Trent University, 2000 Abstract: In…
The Muslims of Sicily under Christian Rule
The Muslims of Sicily under Christian Rule By Alex Metcalfe The Society of Norman Italy, edited by Graham Loud and Alex Metcalfe (Brill,…
Competing Models of Marriage in Quattrocento Florence
Competing Models of Marriage in Quattrocento Florence By Genevieve Landis Istoria: An Online Graduate History Journal, Vol.1:1 (2008) Introduction: On August 24, 1447,…
Banditry and the Subversion of State Authority in China: The Capital Region during the Middle Ming Period (1450-1525)
Banditry and the Subversion of State Authority in China: The Capital Region during the Middle Ming Period (1450-1525) By David M. Robinson Journal…
The concept of marriage in Roman, Byzantine and Serbian mediaeval law
The concept of marriage in Roman, Byzantine and Serbian mediaeval law By Šarkić Srđan Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta, Issue 41 (2004) Abstract: In this…
Private Bodies and the Body Politic in the Divorce Case of Lothar II
Private Bodies and the Body Politic in the Divorce Case of Lothar II By Stuart Airlie Past and Present, No. 161 (1998) Introduction: ‘A…