The illustrations in medieval herbals are beautiful and mysterious. But if you know how to read them,...
Middle Ages
This 15th-century mystic turned her hand to brewing the bubbly, and she wasn’t very successful. By Karl...
During the fifteenth century, and notably in Italy, the art of translating was profoundly changed by Humanists...
Lawyers spoke their own language, even in the Middle Ages. When John of Salisbury (ca. 1115-1180) decried...
A vivid picture of the emergence of the global market and the beginnings of global competition. Introduction...
John Medewall, bearing a very English-sounding name, describes himself as a foreigner, and as such at a...
Siege tactics were a crucial part of medieval warfare. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction Siege tactics were a...
Strategies in translating the first national law-code of Norway, the Landslov from 1274, into English. Abstract This...
Tympanum depicting the “Last Judgment” from the Saint-Lazare Cathedral, Autun, France. c. 1120-1130 or c. 1130-1145. Base...
The League aimed to protect trade, which meant that maintaining peace was also a major concern. Introduction...
Two powerful and often conflicting legal systems had emerged. Early Development When the Germanic tribes entered the...
A verger’s dream; Saints Cosmas and Damian, 1495 / Wellcome Library Revealing the realities of the Middle...
How a widow battled back against the Vikings and became one of the most powerful figures in Britain. By (left-to-right)...
By Dr. Sabeen AhmedPhD Candidate, Department of PhilosophyVanderbilt University Poi ch’innalzai un poco piu’le ciglia,vidi ‘l maestro...
Examining the inter-relationship of religion and culture in the time period of medieval Spain known as the...
Periodic outbursts of hostility incited numerous massacres of the Jews in the Middle Ages. Setting the Scene...
Socrates said that law was a discovery of the reality in relations – that is, of the...
Attributed to Albrecht Dürer, woodcut illustration for Chapter 85, “Not Providing for Death” At the start of...
Convent of São Gonçalo, North of Portugal / Photo by Edgar Jiménez, Wikimedia Commons The different stages in the spread...
Illustration of the Battle of Aljubarrota by Jean de Wavrin, 15th century / British Library, Wikimedia Commons Established in...
Night of August 4th, abolition of feudality and fiscal privileges, by Léopold Morice / Wikimedia Commons The term...
Costumes of slaves or serfs, from the sixth to the twelfth centuries, collected by H. de Vielcastel...
Exploring the role of Magna Carta in the politics and popular culture of modern America. From The Simpsons...
The Magna Carta (originally known as the Charter of Liberties) of 1215, written in iron gall ink on parchment...
Charlemagne, portrait by Albrecht Dürer / Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Wikimedia Commons His was the first truly imperial power in...
Front of a Frankish casket / Photo by John w. Schulze, Wikimedia Commons Their expansion continued until...
Castillo de Zafra / Photo by Borjaanimal, Wikimedia Commons Medieval men and women were caught up in...
Bible, about 1280–90, Bologna, Italy. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig I 11, fol. 248v; National...
Blanche of Castile and Louis IX of France / Creative Commons Ultimately the Crusaders were forced to...
A 14th century CE illustration of Louis IX of France (r. 1226-1270 CE) departing Aigues Mortes for Egypt on...