The Role of the People in the Political Life of the Byzantine Empire: The Period of the Comneni and the Palaeologi
The Role of the People in the Political Life of the Byzantine Empire: The Period of the Comneni and the Palaeologi By Peter…
Barbarian Incursions: The Coming of the Turks into the Islamic World
Barbarian Incursions: The Coming of the Turks into the Islamic World By C.E. Bosworth Islamic Civilization, edited by D. S. Richards (Oxford, 1973)…
The location of the fall of Olaf Tryggvason
Examines the accounts that describe the battle between King Olaf Tryggvason and the Danish king Svein Forkbeard and Swedish king Olof Skotkonung in the year 1000, which traditionally has been placed near the island of Svold.
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.
State Formation and Periodization in Inner Asian History
This essay explores the basic mechanisms of state formation in inner Asia and presents an argument for the periodization of inner Asian history based on the incremental ability of inner Asian empires to extract from outside sources the wealth necessary for the maintenance of political and military state apparatus
The Confrontation of the Persian Gulf Commercial Emirates in the Thirteenth Century
The Confrontation of the Persian Gulf Commercial Emirates in the Thirteenth Century By Seyed Hossain Barshan XIV International Economic History Congress (2006) Introduction: The sea state…
Relation between the Late Roman World and Barbarian Europe in the Light of the Coin Finds
Relation between the Late Roman World and Barbarian Europe in the Light of the Coin Finds By Aleksander Bursche XIV International Economic History…
Citizenship in Medieval and Early Modern Italian Cities
Citizenship in Medieval and Early Modern Italian Cities By Anna Maria Pult Quaglia Citizenship in Historical Perspective, edited by Steven G. Ellis, Guðmundur Hálfdanarson and Ann…
Citizenship in Medieval Ioannina
Citizenship in Medieval Ioannina By Brendan Osswald Citizenship in Historical Perspective, edited by Steven G. Ellis, Guðmundur Hálfdanarson and Ann Katherine Isaacs (Pisa University Press, 2006)…
The East Slavic Response to the Mongol Conquest
The East Slavic Response to the Mongol Conquest By Charles Halperin Archivum Eurasiae Medii Aevi, Vol. 10 (1998-9) Synopsis: Examines various sources and…
The Contest between Lithuania-Rus’ and the Golden Horde in the Fourteenth Century for Supremacy over Eastern Europe
The Contest between Lithuania-Rus’ and the Golden Horde in the Fourteenth Century for Supremacy over Eastern Europe By Jaroslaw Pelinski Archivum Eurasiae Medii Aevi,…
The Idea of the Renaissance, Revisited
The idea of the Renaissance as a historical period was first formulated by Jacob
Burckhardt in his book Die Kultur der Renaissance in Italien (1860). In this lecture I want to review some of the many directions taken by Renaissance studies since then, and to make some suggestions for future work.
Sixth Century Alania: between Byzantium, Sasanian Iran and the Turkic World
Sixth Century Alania: between Byzantium, Sasanian Iran and the Turkic World By Agustí Alemany Ēran ud Anērān: Studies presented to Boris Ilich Marshak on the…
Chormaqan Noyan, the first Mongol Military Governor in the Middle East
Chormaqan Noyan, the first Mongol Military Governor in the Middle East By Timothy May MA Thesis, Indiana University (1996) Abstract: In the year…
The Turco-Mongol Invasions and the Lords of Armenia in the 13-14th Centuries
The Turco-Mongol Invasions and the Lords of Armenia in the 13-14th Centuries By Robert Bedrosian Ph.D. Dissertation, Columbia University (1979) Abstract: The 13-14th centuries was…
The Impact of Religious Orders on Political Change in Medieval and Early Renaissance Europe (13th-15th centuries)
The Impact of Religious Orders on Political Change in Medieval and Early Renaissance Europe (13th-15th centuries) By Raphaela Averkorn Religion and Political Change in Europe:…
The Role of the Mendicant Orders on Political Life of Castile and León in the Later 13th Century
The Role of the Mendicant Orders on Political Life of Castile and León in the Later 13th Century By Rita Ríos Religion and Political…
Religion, Women and Politics in Imperial Rome (4th-5th century A.D.)
The aim of this study is to look at the close relations and certain continuity existing between the pagan and Christian ideologies concerning the role played by women of the aristocracy and by the image of women associated with political power.
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.
The Mongol Empire in World History
The Mongol Empire in World History By Timothy May World History Connected, Vol.5:2 (2008) Introduction: An empire arose in the steppes of Mongolia in…
Pisa in the Middle Ages: The Dream and the Reality of Empire
Pisa in the Middle Ages: The Dream and the Reality of Empire By Enrica Salvatori Empires and States in European Perspective, edited by Steven Ellis (University of…
Local and Regional Identity in Medieval Tuscia
Local and Regional Identity in Medieval Tuscia By Mauro Ronzani Nations and Nationalities in Historical Perspective, edited by Gudmunður Hálfdanarson and Ann Katherine Isaacs (University of Pisa, 2001)…
The Process of Nationbuilding in Medieval Germany. A Brief Overview
The Process of Nationbuilding in Medieval Germany. A Brief Overview By Raphaela Averkorn Nations and Nationalities in Historical Perspective, edited by Gudmunður Hálfdanarson and Ann Katherine Isaacs (University…
The year 1009: St Bruno of Querfurt between Poland and Rus’
The year 1009: St Bruno of Querfurt between Poland and Rus’ By Darius Baronas Journal of Medieval History, Vol.34:1 (2008) Abstract: This paper deals with…
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…