How did knowledge, ideas and building materials spread inside Medieval Europe in a world with both traditional geographies and shifting fashions?
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Putin’s Medievally Imagined Russia
How does Putin get his people to accept a megalomanic dream and a senseless war? By referring to a glorious medieval past, it appears.
The Arts in France under Charles VII (1422-1461)
New exhibition at the Musée de Cluny this spring focus on the artists and forms og art in France during the reign of Charles VII
The Enigmatic Majesty of Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg
Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg is one of the the most thrilling experiences in the Middle Vosges in Alsace, France
Mapping the Viking Age World
By mapping historical and archaeological evidence of Viking activity c. 793 - 920, a thesis lays bare a new history of the Early Viking age’s geopolitical landscape
Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Gardens – From public to private spaces
A new doctoral dissertation explores tehe private world of Tudor gardens from a historical anthropological perspective
Jewish Cemeteries in Central Europe in the Middle Ages
Wherever Jews settled in Central Europe, their first initiative was to plan a cemetery. New research deals with the archaeological and folkloric evedence of these evocative places.
The Vosges in the Early Middle Ages, ca. 400 – 750
In 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.
Balkan was a Cosmopolitan Melting Pot in Late Antiquity
A recent study of the aDNA from 146 individuals buried in Serbia and Croatia demonstrates the cosmopolitan mixture of people in Late Antiquity
The European Bear in the Past, Present and Future
New books tell the exciting stories about the European bears and their past, present and future.
Medieval Treasures from the Victoria & Albert Museum in Paris
This autumn, a fine collection of Medieval Art can be seen at the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris telling the artistic story of the period "When the English Spoke French…"
Is the Capercaille Next on the Extinction List in Europe?
Since 1985 the number of European Capercailles in Middle Bavarian Alps have been reduced. This has happened despite a general hunting prohibition since 1973. New research points to the influence of climate changes, but also the impact of outdoor tourism
Light on the Medieval Green Revolution from an Ecosystem Perspective
Following the footsteps of the Arabs in the 7th century Mediterranean, a Green Revolution took place, introducing new crops, irrigation techniques, and an innovative agrarian system. A new research project aims to broaden the perspective and explore the agrarian consequences from a broader ecosystemic viewpoint.
Jewish Community in York Recreated
Unearthing new documents and evidence, historians and archaeologists at York University are shedding light on the medieval Jewish population of York. The research indicates a thriving community where the leading Jewish citizens of the city were also among the most significant figures in England.
Rewilding is the Best Future for Europe’s Abandoned Farmland
What 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?
Were the Roots of the Holocaust Medieval?
How persistent are cultural traits? Studies of Nazi voting in 1933 show that the roots of Nazi antisemitism and the events from 1928-45 - and later - mirror the pogroms carried out in the mid-14th century