Medieval artists possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of the creatures they imagined. Every culture and civilization throughout history,...
Middle Ages
The women who witnessed her spectacular rise and dramatic fall are often reduced to footnotes in history....
The word “peasant” is derived from the 15th-century French word païsant, meaning one from the pays, or...
He is considered (alongside Augustine) to be the most significant forerunner of the modern self-reflective autobiographer. Introduction...
The stereotypes found in medieval romance still speak to a modern audience. Abstract This article begins by...
Medieval women were seen as a threatening force and described often in popular press as monstrous creatures....
Many believed that celestial bodies exert a strong influence on elements and bodies in the sub-lunar world....
Materials and techniques of the rare and intricate embroidered binding on a medieval almanac. I have been...
The guild existed to serve a singular purpose: to train Apprentices. By Kristine Wilson-SlackWriter I became fascinated...
Our perception of stench and filth in medieval cities is an exaggeration. But the cities certainly had...
“A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed up.” Introduction Hortus...
The Wife of Bath’s outspoken views on marriage, power, and religious doctrine. Introduction Alisoun, the Wife of...
Remarkable for the detailed information it contains on the medieval connections between astrology and the human body....
It was shaped within the paradigm of religious orders that was ultimately the product of “history from...
The canon law of the Catholic Church has all the ordinary elements of a mature legal system:...
We see how one 14th-century man understood the political and ethnic realities of his world. Introduction What...
Fisher King legends imply that the King has become unable to support a new generation which can...
The plant lore around the mandrake goes back to ancient times. What has made this odd-looking plant...
We think of assistive technology as something modern, but disabled medieval people could be highly mobile. People...
Three events set the stage—and would influence agriculture for centuries—in Europe. Introduction Agriculture in the Middle Ages describes...
Many dark-skinned people who appear in portraits of European royals were later painted white or simply cropped...
The Geneva Bible followed the Great Bible of 1539, which was the authorized Bible of the Church...
The Industrial Revolution, a time of extremely rapid technical growth, took place in the 18th and 19th...
Believe it or not, gambling in medieval times was an activity embraced by one and all. It...
In the Middle Ages as today, popular attitudes to the romantic lives of rulers were ambiguous. Fascination...
Their struggles to respond to plague and constant warfare helped shape the kinds of Christianity in the...
The massacre became particularly significant and controversial among German nationalists in Nazi Germany. Introduction The Massacre of Verden was...
This illustrated health manual dating back to the 13th century provides a glimpse of daily life for...
Medieval toilets were nothing but openings that led into a latrine or castle moat below. Introduction The...
The war challenged the status quo and led the lower class to hope for a radical change...