In our own time, where control of information remains a central axis of power, the lessons of...
Medieval
To speak of a medieval surveillance state is anachronistic, but not entirely misplaced. Though decentralized and diffuse,...
The modern gaze, filtered through lenses, algorithms, and scans, is heir to a much older logic. What...
The language that cloaks privilege is often older than we realize, echoing through cathedrals and corporate boardrooms...
The Medieval Warm Period created space for expansion, but much of that expansion was borne by peasants...
Women carved out spaces for ritual, healing, and survival — often in defiance of the systems that...
By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In the vast expanse of Chinese legend, few tales capture the...
Wealth and power were built on the exploitation of the lower classes. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
The medieval era was a time of hydraulic experimentation, adaptation, and diffusion. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
These coin clipping rings operated in the shadows of cities and towns. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
The Radhanite Jewish merchants were far more than peripheral actors in medieval history. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
The regulation of technology in the medieval world was multifaceted. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The...
Medieval Europe possessed its own intricate webs of communication. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The term...
How deeply human understanding of illness is shaped by cultural frameworks. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Medieval universities were neither wholly autonomous nor fully enslaved. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The emergence...
The Ghaznavids, Seljuks, and Khwarazmians cultivated and expanded Persian culture. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The...
These historians built bridges across centuries, and across cultures. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The medieval...
Law enforcement in medieval England was a patchwork of local officials. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
It was an elaborate and deeply embedded system that shaped the lives of millions for centuries. By...
He demonstrated that medical practice could be both an art and a science. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
Gaza’s strategic location made it both a prize and a battleground. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Women were active participants in agriculture, urban crafts, trade, and services. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Amalric’s mystical and eschatological vision was both a challenge and a warning. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
Paracelsus’s homunculus straddles the line between science and magic. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In the...
Questioning the presumption that children were ignored or downplayed in the Middle Ages. Introduction “I could never...
The exploration of the economics of in-kind wages in late medieval England. By Dr. Jordan ClaridgeAssistant Professor...
In early medieval times, tax was not standardized. By Kazim LadimejiOxford Open Learning Before His Majesty’s Revenue...
The subject of looking and staring has engaged theorists of visual culture for some decades. Introduction Vision...
Wizards are a staple of what we’d bracket as the fantasy genre in modern media and even...
Examining how deeply the history of medicine/medical treatment is embedded in social history. By Dr. Tatjana BuklijasSenior...