RESEARCH: Studies of 11th century burials in Northern Iceland document stressfull lives characterises by harsh labour conditions and occasional famines.
Category: Medieval Histories
‘Medieval Histories’ offers medievalists all the news about exhibitions, books, research, archaeology, travel-tips and much more from the Medieval World
The Holigost at Hamble
The historic wreck of the Holigost Identified. It is believed to be Henry V’s 600-year-old great ship
Vikings in the South
REVIEW: Vikings in the South tells the fascinating story of the Viking raids in 9th and 10th centuries Iberia and how they were thought of by Muslims and Christians
Religious Materiality and Emotion
Symposium in Australia explores the affective relationship between religious materiality and emotion from the Middle Ages to present day.
Potsherds Reveal the Diet of Vikings
Studies of the organic residue on potsherds from the Outer Hebrides and Shetland reveal contrasting diets and resource exploitation among different people.
Abbey of Viboldone
The Abbey of Viboldone is lies in the province of Milan in Northern Italy. It was founded in 1176 by the Humiliate, in the beginning a lay fraternity akin to the early Franciscans.
The Pope as Judge and Lawgiver
In the Middle Ages the Pope gradually became the highest judicial authority in the church. Exhibition at Yale traces the impact of the Pope on both Canon law and Civil law.
The Secret and the Hidden in the Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages secrets were difficult to have and to hold. How, why and by whom are questions raised at the International symposium organized by the German Medieval Society 2017 with the title: The Secret and the Hidden
The Heavy Plough and the Foundation of New Medieval Towns AD 1000.
The heavy plough did foster an agricultural revolution in Medieval Europe, which led to population increase and the foundation of new towns
Women’s Education in Medieval Italian Cities – Then and Now.
Tradition for educating Italian girls above and beyond the customary in Medieval Italian commercial centres continued to set its mark 500 years later.
Political Conflict in Medieval Cities
This book offers a new approach to the study of urban political conflict and revolt in six cities in Italy and the Southern Low Countries
The Origins of Corporations – The Mills of Toulouse in the Middle Ages
The first business corporations were French and from the Middle Ages. This a was already documented in 1954. Now the book has been translated
Celts – Art and Identity
Celts, art and identity is a major exhibition at the British Museum 2015. Trying very hard to deconstruct the Celtic myth, it is nevertheless a fest for the eyes.
Tenure and Property in Medieval England
This article by Susan Reynolds argues that the use of the word ‘tenure’ instead of ‘property’ in discussions of medieval English property law impedes the understanding of that law and makes it harder to compare it either with modern law or with the law of other parts of medieval Europe.
Early Medieval Europeans were Migrants
Europe is inhabited by descendants of migrants, who moved around in the first millennium AC. Later people stopped mingling so much.
Conference on Food History and Cultures
Second International Conference on Food History and Cultures will take place in May in Tours (France)