Paracelsus’s homunculus straddles the line between science and magic. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In the...
Medieval
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...
It was a catalyst for economic growth in what otherwise remained a somewhat stagnant agricultural economy. By...
A quattrocento marvel, at once a story of lost love and a fever dream of antiquity. This...
Coats of arms of noble families became attached to the owned territories. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
Most every home had at least one hearth. Introduction Fire was a versatile and important part of...
Victims met with violence, intimidation, coercion, and deception. Men, women, and children were all trafficked in Late...
The study of childhood is in fact the study of a given culture’s construction of childhood. Introduction...
As the lists of seven deadly sins prove, anger was certainly seen as a disorder within medieval...
Surveillance was endured mostly by the lower social ranks. By Manos ChatziathanasiouPhD Candidate in HistoryUniversity of Exeter...
Medieval tournaments are often considered a serious test for knights. However, these tournaments have been used for entertainment...
Jewish people have often lived in predominantly Islamic nations. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction Religious...
They became instruments of the monarchies. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In feudal Europe, a corporation (from the Latin corpus, corporis a body) was...
The Wycliffite Bible may have been an open source project that elicited the first expression of hacker...
Most Vikings lived on a farm, which was often bounded by a fence. Introduction Viking homes have...
Seeing emotions as but one part of the larger, ongoing, historical flux of language, subjectivity and power....
Visual material as evidence of messages intended and of messages received. Introduction The real influence of the...
Posthumously active dead people – the living or restless dead. By Dr. Kirsi KanervaDepartment of CulturesUniversity of...
Medieval society is popularly believed to have been obsessed with death. By Dr. Sophie OosterwijkArt Historian, Freelance...
The economic importance of medieval England’s small towns cannot be overestimated. By Dr. James DavisProfessor of AnthropologyQueen’s...
Their fate in each particular country depended on the changing political conditions. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
Our divided times are bad, indeed, but have you heard about the late Middle Ages? By Dr....
Laying the groundwork for the explosion of mathematical knowledge. By Dr. Victor Joseph KatzProfessor of Mathematics EmeritusUniversity...
Disfigured faces were “read” and commented on in medieval texts. Introduction This esssay will ask whether acquired...
International trade fairs became important. Introduction In the 13th century, astonishing quantities of spices and silk passed from the...