Jews living in Europe were easy, early targets for Crusaders while life was comparatively tranquil in Islamic...
Medieval
The Westerners managed to maintain a political presence in the region until 1291 CE but were constantly...
The armies could have involved over 100,000 men on either side who came from all over Europe....
To reach this elevated status became more and more challenging as the Middle Ages wore on. By...
Double page opening: Provinces Bringing Tribute (f.23v.) and Ruler Portrait of Otto III (f.24) Gospels of Otto III,...
Introduced by Richard I in 1194, the taxable value of an estate was initially assessed from the...
Saint Trophime, Arles, 12th – 15th century (photo: Elliot Brown, CC BY 2.0) By Christine M. Bolli / 08.08.2015 PhD...
Church of Sainte‐Foy, Conques, France, c. 1050–1130 (photo: jean françois bonachera, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By Dr. Elisa Foster...
During the devil’s last apogee in early modern Europe, demonic afflictions were taken seriously by both priests...
Goryeo (Koryo) ruled ancient Korea from 918 CE to 1392 CE. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction Goryeo (Koryo)...
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, urban settlements in Italy generally enjoyed a greater continuity...
Communes are first recorded in the late 11th and early 12th centuries. Introduction Medieval communes in the European Middle Ages had...
Serfs increased their political power by acting collectively in village communities which began to hold their own...
Saint Matthew, folio 15 recto of the Coronation Gospels (Gospel Book of Charlemagne), from Aachen, Germany, c. 800-810, ink...
The full range of consumer goods of the period was set out to tempt the shopper and...
What tools would an alchemist use in the quest to transmute other elements into gold? David Teniers...
Sforza was an early scientist who experimented with chemistry and medicine. By Amy Lifson Caterina Sforza, the...
Exploring how the motives, organization, and effects of the Crusades change over time. Originally published by Newberry...
South-side portal (detail), Church of Ste. Pierre, 1115-1130, Moissac, France (photo: Simon, Creative Commons) By Dr. Shannon Pritchard...
Cloister, Fontenay Abbey, 12th century By Christine M. Bolli / 08.08.2015 PhD Candidate in Art History University of California,...
What place does the paper book have in our increasingly all-digital present? What place does the paper...
Heraldry began on the mid-12th century CE battlefield as an easy means to identify medieval royalty and...
Early Vikings wouldn’t understand nationalism – the secret to their success was to embrace other cultures. The...
Even in a male-dominated society, Viking women were far from powerless. By Emma GroeneveldHistorian Introduction Although women in the Viking Age...
An unlikely combination of artists, medieval historians, philosophers and scientists have converged to create an exhibition of...
The Kingdom of Jerusalem did, in fact, make its own important cultural contributions. On 15 July 1099,...
One of the biggest challenges facing medieval historians is interpreting the actions of individuals at a remove...
The illustrations in medieval herbals are beautiful and mysterious. But if you know how to read them,...
This 15th-century mystic turned her hand to brewing the bubbly, and she wasn’t very successful. By Karl...
Monasteries were important centers of learning which educated the young and produced new technologies for agricultural and...