The period saw a shift from the steering oar or side rudder to the stern rudder and...
Medieval
The Carolingian Renaissance “had a spectacular effect on education and culture in Francia”. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
The idea that the royal touch could cure the infection persisted for 1,200 years down through the...
Heraldry was an art born out of necessity and developed out of symbolic thought. Presentation by The...
The purplish-blue pigment, derived from a Portuguese fruit, fell out of use by the 19th century. By...
Exploring the civilization of Japan from about 500 to 1700 C.E. Introduction Together, the Japanese islands make...
Each type of garden had its own purpose and meaning, including satisfying medicinal, food, and spiritual needs....
Petrus Christus’ artistic concerns are typical of painters of his time in the 15th century. By Christine...
Medieval cultures in West Africa were rich and varied. Introduction West African cultures are quite diverse. Many...
Used by diverse writers throughout the Middle Ages, the dream vision as a form was as popular...
An overview of the class structure of society, local government, guilds, pageantry, and punishment in a medieval...
The history of gambling as a favourite pass-time runs back to the medieval ages. People from all...
Examining the contrasts and interplay of rural and urban medieval societies. By Dr. Maryanne KowaleskiJoseph Fitzpatrick S.J....
In the Early Middle Ages, most people in western Europe lived in scattered communities in the countryside...
In 1209, scholars taking refuge from hostile townsmen in Oxford migrated to Cambridge and settled there. Early...
The University of Bologna saw the first woman to earn a university degree and teach at a...
The manuscript starts with the beginning of the world and ends with the death of Konradin and...
Novgorodian Rus’ and its inhabitants were much influenced by the Viking culture and people. Introduction The Novgorod Republic (several...
There has perhaps been no other philosophic writer whose thinking was as closely connected with the patterns...
It was the purpose of the duel to determine which of the parties was telling the truth...
The “code of chivalry” is a product of the Late Middle Ages, evolving partly from an idealization...
Settlers left Norway and other regions to start fresh and arrange their world as nowhere else in...
Tournaments Ritualized battles were a medieval form of entertainment called tournaments or “tourneys” arising around the eleventh...
They verbally duel in a so-called mannjafnaðr, a comparison of men, both trying their superiority. By Irina Manea...
A glimpse of the everyday challenges and triumphs medieval women faced during the Middle Ages. By Erin...
The persecution and destruction of the Jews of Germany at the time of the Black Death. Introduction...
The era of the samurai lasted for 700 years, until the emperor was restored to power in...
Introduction The culture of medieval Japan was rich and varied due to exchanges with other Asian peoples....
This quadrivium miniature has often been cited as evidence for the prescience of the Carolingian educational reforms....
Cases of people classified as mentally ill reveal medieval attitudes to mental illness, disability, and incapacity at...