The Valley of Schnals lies in the upper part of the Alpines. Recent archaeological research documents the different human activities in the Middle Ages
Author: Medieval Histories
Castle of Juval
The Castle of Juval lies on an outcrop at the entrance of the Valley of Schnals in South Tyrol.
Medieval Libraries
The Journal “French Studies” published in February 2016 a special issue focusing on “Medieval Libraries, history of the books, and literature".
The Muslim Mercenary in the Mediterranean
Over the course of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the Christian kings of Aragon recruited thousands of foreign Muslim soldiers to serve in their armies and as members of their royal courts. The Mercenary Mediterranean explores this little-known and misunderstood history.
Henry VIII and Traumatic Brain Injury
Contemporaries noted a dramatic shift in the personality of Henry VIII. Have Neurologists from Yale found the explanation?
Late Medieval Cog from Kampen
Late Medieval Cog raised from the river Ijssel near Kampen in Holland
IMC 2017 Focus on Medieval Otherness
The thematic strand chosen by IMC – for 2017 – is ‘Otherness’. This focus has been chosen for its wide application across all centuries and regions and its impact on all disciplines devoted to the Middle Ages
Food, Feast & Famine in Leeds 2016
More than 180 sessions within the special theme of “Food, feast and Famine” as well as 405 other sessions are sure to make Leeds in July buzzing with medievalists running to and fro to find the correct lecture hall.
Medieval News 2016 No. 2
Don't miss the February issue of Medieval News telling the stories about fashion in the 16th century and the medieval murals of Sir Lancelot
Pleated Dresses and Wide Gowns
In the 15th century it became fashionable to parade the pregnant body. A special type of garment was developed: The wide Gown. In Nürnberg a unique example has been preserved
For the apparel oft proclaims the man…
How come nudity played such an important role in the visualization of Renaissance man and woman? One reason was, it could be used to counterbalance the dressing up of people in the 16th century
Bede’s World visitor attraction in Jarrow closes
On Friday, Bede’s World Trust, which has run a visitor centre and museum at Jarrow on the Tyneside has been foreclosed due to lack of funding
Strange Fashion
Fashion in the 16th century was something entirely different from what it is in our time. Catalogue for a major exhibition in Nürnberg offers a good introduction to the cultural history of dressing in the Renaissance
Austrian Master Tailors from the 16th century
Manuscripts containing Tailors' patterns from the 16th century may not be that rare as they were used to help apprentices to pass their exams and become master tailors. However, they are often overlooked in libraries. Now three have been transcribed and fully edited.
The Schøyen Collection
The Schøyen Collection holds manuscripts from around the world spanning 5000 years of human culture and civilisation. Many are medieval.
International Congress of Medieval Canon Law
The 15th International Congress of Medieval Canon Law will take place in Paris this summer