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Middle Ages
Henbane’s history in medieval Europe reveals the complexity of a plant that existed at the intersection of...
The conversion of Lithuania illustrates how religious change in the medieval world could emerge from political calculation...
Broquière’s Le Voyage d’Outre-Mer stands as a unique record of the political and military conditions of the...
Silence in medieval monasticism emerged as a dynamic practice shaped by theology, discipline, and the practical demands...
Charlemagne’s reign marked a decisive shift in the relationship between religious authority and political power in medieval...
Dangerous foods were an inescapable part of medieval life, shaping dietary choices and shaping the strategies households...
During the mid-19th century, many early Medieval cemeteries were excavated, collected, interpreted and published. Abstract This paper...
The iconic image of a witch on a broomstick has apocryphal origins. By Dr. Michael D. BaileyProfessor...
The Waldensian story remains a mirror for every age in which conviction eclipses truth. When belief becomes...
The medieval economy, often portrayed as rigid and hierarchical, in fact operated through a mosaic of temporary,...
Warrior-monks crusaded for Christianity, and adding to the ongoing mystery surrounding the military order is their enigmatic...
In the long arc of intellectual history, the autonomy of the medieval university emerges as the seed...
History’s cruel symmetry exposes the enduring paradox of faith and power: that those who kill in the...
The medieval world’s mastery of cooling and preservation systems stands as one of the most sophisticated examples...
The immobilization of peasants within the feudal order was neither accidental nor peripheral: it was fundamental to...
They “freed” themselves at death – their wills presenting a rare opportunity to make personal legal decisions...
The investigation of coitus interruptus in the Middle Ages forces historians to navigate a terrain defined as...
From the plague riots of late medieval Europe to the COVID-19 demonstrations of the twenty-first century, the...
She is usually interpreted as Freyja and the act is generally considered to initiate a battle between...
Demonic possession had physical and mental signs, but it was not a physical or biological fact. Rather,...
The medieval experience warns of continuity. The same mechanisms (demonization, dehumanization, apocalyptic urgency) reappear in modern contexts...
A medieval monastery was an enclosed and sometimes remote community of monks or nuns. Introduction Abbeys were...
Just as modern debates pit UFO enthusiasts against skeptics who prefer weather balloons or satellites, the medieval...
Routiers were indispensable to rulers yet loathed by the people; harbingers of military modernization but reminders of...
Birth rates in the medieval world illuminate the precarious balance of life before modern medicine. Fertility was...
The fascination with hidden rosters today, whether in politics, finance, or scandal, reflects the same ancient anxiety....
Attempts to weaponize plague in the medieval world reveal both tactical desperation and cultural anxiety. They demonstrate...
Jack Cade’s rebellion fused genuine grievances with political theater, articulated systemic critiques of government, and briefly turned...
Medieval rulers confronted dissent not with a single strategy but with a spectrum of tactics that blended...