UNESCO World Heritage 2019: Water Management System of Augsburg
Augsburg boasts of one of the first water management systems installed since Roman Antiquity. Built int he 13th century, it is now listed as World Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage 2019 – Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture
Pskov is located 20 km from the border of Estonia. Likely, the listing of the churches and monasteries in the ancient principality of Pskov reflects the geo-political interests of Putin’s Russia
UNESCO World Heritage 2019: Mining landscape and Mining towns at Erzgebirge/ Krušnohoří
Erzgebirge/ Krušnohoří is a distinct Mining landscape in the border region between Germany and Czechia
News
Nyborg Castle in Grave Danger
24/07/2019An intrusive new construction threatens to completely dominate the preserved wing of Nyborg Castle, home to the first Danish Parliament. Should we let architects loose on this precious medieval heritage, ask opponents? Read more
Newly found Viking Boat Graves in Uppsala
15/07/2019Two rare Viking boat burials are currently being excavated in Uppsala, the old political and religious centre in Sweden from c. 550 – 1000 Read more
Gender, Heritage and Medieval Castles
13/07/2019Castles are for boys. Overwhelmingly the tourism industry makes these sites available as playgrounds for the gendered stereotypes of wannabe knights and admiring and blushing damsels. How should we remedy this state of affairs? Read more
Yersinia Pestis Detected in 6th and 7th Century Graves in Britain, Gaul, and Spain.
06/06/2019How widespread was the Justinian Plague in the 6th century? And how devastating? New research indicates a situation much like that of the Later Middle Ages. Read more
Medieval Lair of the Lord of the Isles
26/05/2019The lost medieval home of the Lords of the Isles has been reconstructed virtually by experts at the University of St Andrews. Read more
Medievalists and Heritage Specialists caution against rushing to rebuild Notre-Dame
30/04/2019The fire had not been extinguished, when President Macron announced his will to have Notre-Dame rebuilt inside five years. Medievalists are concerned. Read more
Notre-Dame de Paris
17/04/2019Last night an incendiary firestorm swept through the roof of the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. What is the history of this iconic building? And how do we move on? Read more
The Percy Hours and Percy Psalter from the 13th Century
14/04/2019About 200 years ago, a London book-dealer split in two a liturgical handbook from the late 13thcentury. While the Percy Psalter ended up in the British Library, the Percy Hours remained in a private collection. Now reunited, the beautiful manuscript will be displayed later this year. Read more
New Books
Superior Women: Medieval Female Authority in Poitiers’ Abbey of Sainte-Croix
12/07/2019Sainte-Croix was established by Radegund in the 6th century. For nearly a thousand years, the Abbey was home to superior women Read more
Byzantine Empire c. 500 – 1492
12/07/2019This book is an invaluable introduction to the history of the Byzantine Empire c. 500 – 1492 Read more
Horizontal Learning in the High Middle Ages
12/07/2019Medieval learning was not just a matter of masters teaching disciples. It was also a matter of learned communities engaging in Peer-to-Peer Knowledge Transfer Read more
The Routledge History of Monarchy
12/07/2019The Routledge History of Monarchy draws together current research across the field of royal studies, providing a rich understanding of the history of monarchy from a variety of geographical, cultural and temporal contexts. The Routledge History of Monarchy by Elena Woodacre, Lucinda H.S. Dean, Chris Jones, Zita Rohr and Russell… Read more
New Research
Tight Tunics and Ridiculous Hoods – Fashion in 1340
14/07/2019Suddenly, in the 1340s young Italian men began to wear cropped tunics, drooping hoods, and large purses hanging from elaborate metallic belts. This new silhouette was both mysterious and daring. Read more
Cardinal Roselli and his Missal – A Wonder in Gold and Vibrant Colours
25/03/2019The Missal of Roselli – Messale Roselli – was produced for Cardinal Nicolas Rosell in Avignon c. 1350. Now, in Torino, it represents one of the beautiful illuminated missals from the 14th century. Read more
Early Medieval London c. 770 – 950
03/03/2019Londinium, Lundenwic, Lundenburh, London. Different names for the same place. At least, such was the belief until the late 20the century, when archaeologists could report that the history of the settlement was more complex. Read more
Humming Bees and Flowery Meadows of Yesteryear
26/02/2019Endless seals imprinted on wax! Countless pieces of parchment, neatly stacked. We tend to value these leftovers from the Middle Ages for their content. Matthew Collins sees aDNA. Read more
New Issues of Journals
Anastasis – Journal About Research in Medieval Culture and Art
13/08/2018Anastasis. Research in Medieval Culture and Art is an international peer-reviewed journal edited by The Research Center of Medieval Art at the National University of Arts in Iași, România. Read more
New Issue of Speculum 2018
04/08/2018Recent issues of Speculum shows that literature departments currently have the upper hand regarding the content of this journal. Out of 18 articles published this year, only two falls into the categery, history proper. Read more
Early Medieval Europe August 2018
04/08/2018Is Early Medieval Europe in the process of merging with The Journal of Late Antiquity? Four out of five articles touch upon people and events in the 4th, 6th, and 6th centuries. Read more
New Issue of Medieval Archaeology August 2018
04/08/2018Last year the Society for Medieval Archaeology decided to publish two issues per year of the journal Medieval Archaeology. The issue from June 2018 cover a wide variety of themes and subjects offering a handful of new and inspiring articles as well as a series of book reviews Read more
New Exhibitions
Kings and Scribes: The Birth of a Nation
18/05/2019May 2019, a long-awaited exhibition at Winchester Cathedral will tell the story of the birth of the English Nation. Read more
Emma – Queen of Ethelred the Unready and Cnut the Great on View?
17/05/20191300 bones have been picked to crate order out of chaos in the famous bone caskets in Winchester Cathedral. Next week, one of the results – the skeleton of Emma – will be revealed. Read more
Balthazar, the Black King, Visits The Getty Center Next Winter
07/03/2019Exploring prejudice and persecution in the Medieval World, the Getty Center last year mounted an exhibition on Outcasts. Late autumn 2019, this initiative will be followed by another exhibition on the topoi of the Black King, Balthazar, in Medieval and Renaissance Art. Read more
Master of Elsloo at the Bonnefantenmuseum
28/02/2019Towards the end of the Middle Ages, woodcarving was a thriving industry in most of Northwestern Europe. In the Meuse region, the work of the Master of Elsloo was particularly important. But who was he? Or they? Read more