Medieval Vannes is a pleasant and picturesque old town, enclosed by ramparts and with many timber-framed houses in the old town
Category: Medieval Histories
‘Medieval Histories’ offers medievalists all the news about exhibitions, books, research, archaeology, travel-tips and much more from the Medieval World
Exhibition in Medieval Vannes
Medieval Vannes, located strategically by the sea, played a central role in the history of Brittany. Summer 2016, special exhibition tells the story
Martin Luther’s Latrine
Mick Aston Photographic competition 2016 for archaeologists has as its theme “religion”. Perhaps inspiration may be had at the bottom of Martin Luther's latrine
Mass grave at Buděc linked to murder of Wencelaus in AD 935
Mass grave at a hill fortress in Buděc in the Czech Republic may in all likelihood be linked to a rebellion following the fratricide of Wenceslaus in AD 935
Medieval Textiles on the Move
What did people wear, when traveling? How did they pack their clothes? How far did medieval textiles travel? Join the MEDATS conference and learn more
The World of Medieval Monasticism: Its History and Forms of Life
The World of Medieval Monasticism: Its History and Forms of Life tells the story of how countless religious people searched for a more spiritual life
Human Remains in Public Collections
Sweden recently compiled a report on human remains in Swedish Historical Museums. Seventeen percent hold and exhibit remains of Sami people.
Bury St. Edmunds and St. Mary’s Church
In the Middle Ages Bury St. Edmunds was a lively and flourishing Abbey, pilgrimage centre and market. It is still worth a visit. But don't miss St. Mary's - the real gem
The Black Death was a True Disaster
New path-breaking research not only shows that the Black Death was as calamitous as previously thought, but also opens up for micro-mapping of the events
Power and the Paratext in Medieval Manuscript Culture
The conference will explore the power invested in paratexts such as annotations, glosses, images, prologues and rubrics in medieval manuscript culture.
Loyset Compère – Magnificat, Motets & Chansons
Loyset Compère is known for his lovely songs. New recording by The Orlando Concert lets us enjoy the vibrant sounds to the full
History of Rhythms in the Middle Ages
In a new book Jean-Claude Schmitt writes about how people experienced medieval rhythms. And how the rhythms of their world ruptured
Ancient Rus and Medieval Europe: The Emergence of Early Medieval States
The complex questions concerning the emergence of Early Medieval states in Ancient Rus and Medieval Europe were at the forefront of a conference in 2012
The Idea of a Moral Economy
The Idea of a Moral Economy is the first modern edition and translation of three questions disputed in 1330 by the theologian Gerard of Siena.
Debt in Late Medieval France
Debt could be excruciating in the Middle Ages, when debtors might be excommunicated at the request of their creditors. New book explores this business.
Medieval Legal Plunder
Medieval things mattered. No more so than in the Late Middle Ages, when wealth became more ubiquitous. This led to the institutionalisation of legal plunder, explored by a new book by Daniel Lord Smail