The Castle in Lauf – also known as the Wenzelschloss – was constructed by Charles IV in 1356 on the road between Prague and Nuremberg.
Category: Medieval Histories
‘Medieval Histories’ offers medievalists all the news about exhibitions, books, research, archaeology, travel-tips and much more from the Medieval World
Tarascon and the Tarasque
Twice a year the Tarasque – a medieval river-monster – is dragged through the streets of Tarascon in memory of the heroic deed of St. Martha of Bethany
Medieval Toll Registers from Tarascon
Tarascon is a small town located on the banks of the river Rhône between Arles and Avignon at an old Roman junction. Extensive toll registers from the 14th century shed light on life in Late Medieval Province.
Tarascon and its Medieval Castle
Tarascon in Vaucluse is a small city in Provence situated on the banks of Rhône between Avignon in the north and Arles downstream. It is famous for its massive castle from ca. 1400
The Great Transition in the Late Medieval World
New book by Bruce M. S. Campbell on the Great Transition from 13th to the 16th century promises to be the new bible in environmental history
Syrian Drought Worst in 900 Years
The newly published Old World Drought Atlas was recently used to gauge the seriousness of the Syrian Draught, the like of which has not been seen for 900 years.
Chartered Landscapes and Networks
Medieval charters are valuable resources for writing local histories of landscapes and lives. But they are also useful when studying networks through time
The Oratory of St. John the Baptist in Urbino
Don’t miss the small Oratory of St John the Baptist in Urbino painted with a famous cycle of murals by the brothers Lorenzo and Jacopo Salimbeni
Occupying Medieval and Early Modern Space
New book analyses the different forms of space, which people lived, moved around, and inhabited in the Medieval and Early Modern England and Ireland
Tristan and Yseult at Tintagel
Links to the legends of Tristan and Yseult and not Arthur may have been the reason Richard I chose to built a castle there in 1225
Tintagel – New Visitor Experience
Since 2010 curators at English Heritage have worked hard to make Tintagel both more informative and welcoming. The question is: have they succeeded?
Luxury at Tintagel in the Early Medieval Period
This summer archaeologists have been excavating in Cornwall at Tintagel, the famous site for Arthurian Legend. The results are exhilarating.
Minor Medieval News – August 2016
Each month we stumble over news which might interest - upcoming exhibitions, new blogs, new resources. Don't miss the updated list of minor medieval news...
Colour – The Art and Science of Medieval Manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam
Cutting-edge research carried out on the collections of Medieval Manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam’s in Cambridge is currently exhibited.
The Sound of the Maior Ecclesia of Cluny
In 2010 a group of digital wizards recreated the Maior Ecclesia of Cluny. Now, another team has worked to reconstruct the soundscape.
Medieval Soundscape in Santiago de Compostela
Can you recreate the medieval soundscape of cathedrals? An ingenious reconstruction of the acoustics in the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela shows the way