The Wycliffite Bible may have been an open source project that elicited the first expression of hacker...
Medieval
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...
Peasant consumption extended beyond the village. By Dr. Phillipp R. SchofieldProfessor of HistoryAberystwyth University Introduction Medieval historians...
Christianity began to introduce new sexual codes. Introduction In medieval Europe, attitudes toward homosexuality varied from region to region, determined...
The the empire had seen dramatic religious change. By Dr. Michael LambExecutive Director of the Program for...
Seeking out their underlying meanings. The manifold appearances of demons and the Devil are central themes in...
Its popularity in visual art coincides with the beginning of the transatlantic slave trade. By Dr. Letha...
In 1384 about a hundred people were arrested in election violence. By Dr. Brad KirklandMedieval Scholar Rotten...
The “construction” of mental illness in the Middle Ages in the context of the visibility and perceptibility....
Examining medieval attitudes toward children in the social anomaly of the saintly child. Introduction Even the most...
Why were so many medieval books laden with self-deprecation? Blame genre conventions. By Katherine ChurchillPhD Candidate in...
Autochthonous functions of space also existed in the middle ages. Indeed without music no discipline can be...
For more than half a millennium, the dance of death in European visual art has imagined a...
The nature of medical and surgical knowledge in early medieval Europe. Introduction Heads and faces might be...
The early medieval law codes issued in Europe contain multiple clauses dealing with injuries to the face...
Rumors and gossip swirled around medieval England whenever there was societal unrest. By Dr. Gordon McKelvieSenior Lecturer...
Conditions over vast expanses still demanded from would-be passengers solid motivations that can essentially come down to...
During the later Middle Ages considerable numbers of pilgrims travelled to Jerusalem each year, and hundreds of...
The poem fed the medieval suspicion that women’s bonds were socially disruptive and dangerous to men. Introduction...
How did the Middle Ages define childhood and distinguish it from either infancy or adulthood? Introduction “Childhood,...