The Templar Knight: Book Two Of The Crusades Trilogy
The Templar Knight: Book Two Of The Crusades Trilogy By Jan Guillou Publisher: Harper Collins, May 4, 2010 ISBN:9780061688577 The Knight Templar (Swedish:…
The Traitor’s Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II
The Traitor’s Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II By Susan Higginbotham Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc, 2009 ISBN:978-1402217876 In fourteenth-century England, young…
The Road To Jerusalem: Book One Of The Crusades Trilogy
The Road To Jerusalem: Book One Of The Crusades Trilogy By Jan Guillou Publisher: Harper Collins, April 14, 2009 ISBN: 9780061688539 For power.…
A translation and historical commentary on book one and book two of the Historia of Georgios Pachymeres
Pachymerēs’ Historia is an important source for a pivotal period in Byzantine Imperial history, and many scholars have not used it as efficiently as they could due to the denseness of his prose and his ‘tortuous syntax’.
From footnotes to narrative: Welsh noblewomen in the thirteenth century
The women studied include the mothers, wives and daughters of the native Welsh rulers of Gwynedd as well as noblewomen from northern Powys, Cydewain, Ceredigion, and so on.
Royal Piety in Thirteenth-Century Scotland: the Religion and Religiosity of Alexander II (1214-49) and Alexander III (1249-86)
Did these kings act on religious impulses driven solely by dynastic tradition and Scottish political concerns or can we, at the same time, discern genuine personal motivations and an awareness of wider liturgical development?
Diffinicione successionis ad regnum Scottorum: royal succession in Scotland in the later middle ages
Diffinicione successionis ad regnum Scottorum: royal succession in Scotland in the later middle ages By Michael A. Penman Making and breaking the rules:…
Shajar al-Durr: A Case of Female Sultanate in Medieval Islam
While women were occasionally able to influence matters of rule in Medieval Islam, it is likely that only three reached a formal position of power.
Some Royal Mongol Ladies: Alaqa-beki, Ergene-Qatun and Others
Imperial women, in fact, if we may base our judgment upon the only Mongolian source to survive, the Secret History, enjoyed a great more respect than the non-Mongolian sources would have us believe.
Franchises north of the Border: Baronies and regalities in medieval Scotland
Franchises north of the Border: Baronies and regalities in medieval Scotland By Alexander Grant Liberties and Identities in Medieval British Isles, edited by…
Mutilation as Cultural Commerce and Criticism: the Transmission, Practice, and Meaning of Castration and Blinding in Medieval Wales
Mutilation as Cultural Commerce and Criticism: the Transmission, Practice, and Meaning of Castration and Blinding in Medieval Wales By Lizabeth Johnson Istoria: An…
Internal Strife and Unrest in Later Byzantium, XIth-XIIIth Centuries (A.D. 1025-1261). The Case of Urban and Provincial Insurrections (Causes and Effects)
Internal Strife and Unrest in Later Byzantium, XIth-XIIIth Centuries (A.D. 1025-1261). The Case of Urban and Provincial Insurrections (Causes and Effects) By Alexis…
The Regicide of the Caliph al-Amīn and the Challenge of Representation in Medieval Islamic Historiography
Fifty years after its founding in A.D.762 as the ideal political center of the Abbasid caliphate, Baghdad underwent its first destructive siege during the civil war between the two sons of Haruin al-Rasid, al-Amin and al-Ma’mun.
The Queen’s Council in the Middle Ages
The Queen’s Council in the Middle Ages By Anne Crawford The English Historical Review, Vol. 116, No. 469. (2001) Introduction: In February 1605, James…
Places of Assembly: New Discoveries in Sweden and England
Places of Assembly: New Discoveries in Sweden and England By Alexandra Sanmark and Sarah Semple Fornvännen, Vol. 103 (2008) Abstract: This paper reviews…
Administrative Organisation and State Formation: A Case Study of Assembly Sites in Södermanland, Sweden
Administrative Organisation and State Formation: A Case Study of Assembly Sites in Södermanland, Sweden By Alexandra Sanmark Medieval Archaeology, Vol.53 (2009) Abstract: This…
The Genoese citizenship of Carlo I Tocco of December 2, 1389
The Genoese citizenship, granted to Carlo I Tocco and his regent mother Magdalene by the authorities of the Republic of Genova (December 2, 1389) is a document the existence of which is widely accepted in the scholarly circles despite the fact that the details of its content have still remained largely unknown.
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…
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…
A parliament full of rats? Piers Plowman and the Good Parliament of 1376
A parliament full of rats? Piers Plowman and the Good Parliament of 1376 By Gwilym Dodd Historical Research, Volume 79, Issue 203 (2006)…
Spinning the Revolt. The Assassination and Sanctification of an 11th-Century Danish King
Spinning the Revolt. The Assassination and Sanctification of an 11th-Century Danish King By Kim Esmark Rebellion and resistance, edited by Henrik Jensen (Plus-Pisa…
The Sons of Hagar in Archbishop Eustathios᾽ The Capture of Thessaloniki: Some Evidence Concerning Late Twelfth Century Byzantine-Turkish Relations
The Sons of Hagar in Archbishop Eustathios᾽ The Capture of Thessaloniki: Some Evidence Concerning Late Twelfth Century Byzantine-Turkish Relations By Gerasimos A. Merianos…
Roger Bigod II: Earl of Norfolk – circa 1146 -1221
Roger Bigod II: Earl of Norfolk – circa 1146 -1221 By Elizabeth Chadwick Published Online Introduction: Roger Bigod II is the male lead in…
John Marshal
John Marshal By Elizabeth Chadwick Published Online Introduction: The great William Marshal had an equally great father, but his reputation does not have…
William Marshal
William Marshal By Elizabeth Chadwick Published Online Introduction: You can’t write novels about the Middle Ages without coming across references to the Marshal family.…