Medieval Women: In Their Own Words
Encounter the women of medieval Europe through their own words, visions and experiences, in an exhibition at the British Library this autumn …
The Nature of Medieval Women
Medieval women were considered weak, soft, sensual, and fickle if not frivolous. Even today, we hear an echo in the vicious disparagement of @KamalaHarris as a flip-flopper…
New Research
Comparing Christian Rulership in Poland and Norway
25/10/2024In the Early Middle Ages, kings were elected by their peers according to charisma, wealth and ability to wage wars. Later, however, rulership became dependant on dynastic succession and the endorsement of the Christian church. New research explores this shift in Poland and Norway Read more
The Dark Ages: Nature’s Comeback in the Netherlands
09/10/2024In the period known as the Dark Ages (c. 300 – 700 AD), woodlands staged a remarkable comeback across Europe, including the Netherlands. Read more
Historical Reenactment and the Viking Scene
24/05/2024The value of experimental archaeology is well-known. But what about reenactment? What kind of insights may be collected? New studies of the Viking Scene offer a better understanding Read more
Lichen was one Source for Medieval Dyes
04/05/2024Some of the dyes used in the Heroes Tapestry in the Metropolitan from around 1400 have been identified as stemming from lichen. Read more
The Royal Library at Bamberg
14/10/2024When the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II died 1000 years ago, on July 13, 1024, he left behind a rich legacy of books. Read more
Medieval Women: In Their Own Words
15/09/2024Encounter the women of medieval Europe through their own words, visions and experiences, in an exhibition like no other. From the courage of Joan of Arc at her trial for heresy, and the visionary experiences of Julian of Norwich, to the artistry of the London silkwoman Alice Claver, the work… Read more
The Coronation of Konrad II in Mainz and a Year of Celebrations
24/04/2024This year, the city of Bamberg commemorates the death of Henry II, while the city of Mainz focuses on the coronation of their Emperor Conrad II Read more
Comparing Christian Rulership in Poland and Norway
25/10/2024In the Early Middle Ages, kings were elected by their peers according to charisma, wealth and ability to wage wars. Later, however, rulership became dependant on dynastic succession and the endorsement of the Christian church. New research explores this shift in Poland and Norway Read more
The Royal Library at Bamberg
14/10/2024When the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II died 1000 years ago, on July 13, 1024, he left behind a rich legacy of books. Read more
The Coronation of Konrad II in Mainz and a Year of Celebrations
24/04/2024This year, the city of Bamberg commemorates the death of Henry II, while the city of Mainz focuses on the coronation of their Emperor Conrad II Read more
Daily Life at the Court of Cunigunde and Henry II in Bamberg
24/04/2024Bamberg will host an important exhibition in the autumn 2024 focusing on the daily life at the imperial court of Henry II and Cunigunde Read more
Medieval Landscapes
The Dark Ages: Nature’s Comeback in the Netherlands
09/10/2024In the period known as the Dark Ages (c. 300 – 700 AD), woodlands staged a remarkable comeback across Europe, including the Netherlands. Read more
Overwhelming Support for Rewilding and Release of Large Animals in the Oder Delta
03/02/2024Germans and Poles living in the Oder Delta strongly support rewilding and the introduction of large animals – including wolves and lynx, returning its landscape to its former medieval glory. Read more
The Vosges in the Early Middle Ages, ca. 400 – 750
31/01/2024In the Early Middle Ages, the Vosges were regarded as a wilderness – by elites, poets and priests. However, the ideas about how to live in and utilise this wilderness were contested. Read more
Rewilding is the Best Future for Europe’s Abandoned Farmland
23/08/2023What is best when considering Europe’s abandoned farmland? Should it be returned to more extensive – traditional and even Medieval – ways of sylvo-pastoral forms of cultivation? Or should it be rewilded with large grazers? Or left to its own devices? Read more
New Books about the Middle Ages
The Observations of Gilles le Bouvier
01/11/2024Gilles le Bouvier (1386 -1455) was the senior herald to the French king, Charles VII. In his lifetime he wote a geographical treatise based on his travels. New English edition offers a fascinating view of Europe in the beginning of the 15th century Read more
The Royal Library at Bamberg
14/10/2024When the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II died 1000 years ago, on July 13, 1024, he left behind a rich legacy of books. Read more
New Books about the Imperial Clothes from c. 1020
24/04/2024Two new books explore in detail the precious and unique imperial garments preserved in Bamberg Cathedral’s treasury Read more
Millstatt Abbey and its Library
03/04/2024Millstatt was founded c 800 by the Duke of Carinthia, who built the first church after he allegedly destroyed one thousand pagan statues by throwing them into the lake. A later Abbey housed a significant collection of texts in high medieval German literature Read more