Medieval History – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:21:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Medieval History – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 The Crossbow Ban That Failed: Lateran II and the Limits of Medieval Arms Control https://brewminate.com/lateran-ii-medieval-crossbow-ban/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:21:38 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=278912 In 1139, Lateran II condemned the use of crossbowmen and archers against Christians. Canon 29 entered church law,

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]]> Destructive Yet Indestructible: Love-Madness and Divine Love in the Middle Ages https://brewminate.com/medieval-love-madness-divine-love/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 01:13:49 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=234658 From Lancelot and Elaine to Romeo, Juliet, and Ophelia, medieval and Renaissance literature imagined love as a force

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]]> Beyond Ledgers: Reading Material for Medieval London Craftsfolk and Merchants https://brewminate.com/what-medieval-london-merchants-read/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:56:06 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=213840 Wills made medieval merchants seem narrowly devotional, but inventories and manuscripts reveal Londoners reading literature, chronicles, practical guides,

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]]> Historical Accuracy vs. Fantasy Aesthetics: Which Armor Should You Buy for Your Medieval Character? https://brewminate.com/historical-accuracy-vs-fantasy-aesthetics-which-armor-should-you-buy-for-your-medieval-character/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:07:51 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=276708 Choosing the right armor for your medieval LARP character is more than just picking something that looks cool.

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]]> Knights and Ladies: Medieval Chivalric Romance and Courtship https://brewminate.com/knights-and-ladies-medieval-chivalric-romance-and-courtship/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:40:39 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=239263 From Arthurian quests to enchanted forests and impossible loves, chivalric romances transformed inherited legends into stories that defined

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]]> How Plantagenet Women Wielded Power through Sacred Textiles https://brewminate.com/plantagenet-women-sacred-textiles-medieval-power/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:52:09 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=218785 Gold-threaded vestments and church gifts allowed Matilda, Leonor, and Joanna Plantagenet to transform material splendor into memory, patronage,

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]]> The King Who Needed to Know: Louis XI and the Making of a Medieval Information State https://brewminate.com/louis-xi-medieval-information-state/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:00:19 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=276826 Louis XI ruled through information, cultivating courtiers, diplomats, towns, and messengers to learn what rivals were doing and

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]]> The Guarded Crown: How Medieval Kings Survived https://brewminate.com/medieval-kings-royal-security/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:55:17 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=276640 Medieval kings stood at the center of government, and danger. Their survival depended on elite guards, fortified residences,

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]]> Medieval Catalan Fashion: Drapers, Tailors, and Consumer Culture https://brewminate.com/medieval-catalan-fashion-consumer-culture/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:11:43 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=216654 In medieval Catalonia, drapers, tailors, artisans, and consumers reshaped fashion through expanding textile markets, easy credit, skilled labor,

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]]> Bound to Answer? Self-Incrimination in Medieval Law https://brewminate.com/self-incrimination-medieval-law/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:53:26 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=276030 Medieval law offered no modern right to silence, but canon law, English jury trials, and resistance to coercive

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