Medieval people firmly believed in God and occult powers. By Véronique SoreauPhD Student in English and Anglo-Saxon...
Medieval
Tribal militia formed the basis of the army in Kievan Rus’ before the Mongol invasion. Introduction The...
From Kievan Rus to the adoption of Christianity and Ivan the Great after the Mongol invasion. Introduction...
During this period, China’s huge cities dwarfed the cities of medieval Europe. Introduction The Song period was...
Exploring how the Chinese both welcomed and rejected foreign contacts. Introduction At times, the Chinese welcomed foreign...
The title “doge” was the title of the senior-most elected official of Venice and Genoa. Introduction The...
Exploring voting rules and electoral procedures used in the Middle Ages in both ecclesiastical and secular contexts....
Old English continued to be used a century after William’s victory at the Battle of Hastings. Even...
Examining objects and material culture in ritual performances intended to heal, protect and transform the living and...
Throughout the history of the book, scribes and artists have incorporated nature into their creations. Flowers are...
Family arms and honor were put on the line, ladies were wooed, and even national pride was...
The idea of organized satanic witchcraft was invented in Europe by church authorities, who at first were...
Some bestiary descriptions explained a creature’s Christian significance while others focused on physical characteristics. Introduction The bestiary...
Jewish practitioners participated in the exchange of knowledge between Christian and Muslim writers and practitioners. The Book...
Medicine had become highly professionalized by the late Middle Ages and was patriarchal, but women like Trotula...
They had sophisticated medical treatments at their fingertips – from preventative hygiene to prosthetics. Introduction The conventional...
They were founded in 1113 CE with the full name of ‘Knights of the Order of the...
The allure of novel goods was so strong that it triggered 1,000 years of trade and interactions...
The family one was born into in Byzantium greatly determined one’s social status and profession in adult...
Van Helmont was an heir of Paracelsus’s thought and movement who went to lengths in later years...
With the plague decimating the ranks of laborers, surviving workers rebelled against the crown’s higher taxes and...
Knights were generally paid for their services, but not if in service to the king in a...
Medieval medical communities and religious institutions were intermingled. Originally published by Digital Commons at Western Oregon University,...
In medieval England, churches had a moral duty – and even a legal obligation – to protect...
Roman law came to have an immense effect on law as actually practiced in the medieval world....
The division between the Guelphs and Ghibellines in Italy, fueled by the imperial Great Interregnum, persisted until...
Empires in the Indian subcontinent shared intertwined histories with principalities to the west such as the Greeks...
The transformation of windmill forms had been occuring depending on social needs, the development of science and...
The owners of waterwheels and their mills were the first barons of industry after the so-called ‘Dark...
The work covers the entire history of ancient Persia from the creation of the world to the...