The discovery of lapis lazuli pigment preserved in the dental calculus of a religious woman in Germany...
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After about 1244 CE, the city remained a backwater of the late medieval Muslim empires and would...
The Westerners managed to maintain a political presence in the region until 1291 CE but were constantly...
The Albigensian Crusade was the first crusade to specifically target heretic Christians – the Cathars of southern...
As the political boundaries of the Roman Empire diminished and collapsed in the West, Christianity spread beyond...
The first Hindu temples were built from rock-cut caves. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction Hindu architecture evolved over...
In the 17th century, early modern European medical theory had an impact upon Islamic medicine through the...
To reach this elevated status became more and more challenging as the Middle Ages wore on. By...
Medieval artillery evolved from ballistas and counterweight trebuchets to increasingly powerful cannons, transforming siege warfare and forcing...
Donatello, St. Mark, 1411-13, marble, 93″ (236 cm) (Orsanmichele, Florence). Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris...
The European explorer Marco Polo (1254-1324 CE) traveled on these routes and described them in depth in...
It began as a power struggle between Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV in 1076. Introduction...
Introduced by Richard I in 1194, the taxable value of an estate was initially assessed from the...
Saint Trophime, Arles, 12th – 15th century (photo: Elliot Brown, CC BY 2.0) By Christine M. Bolli / 08.08.2015 PhD...
Church of Sainte‐Foy, Conques, France, c. 1050–1130 (photo: jean françois bonachera, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By Dr. Elisa Foster...
During the devil’s last apogee in early modern Europe, demonic afflictions were taken seriously by both priests...
Buddhists performed pilgrimages and other rituals at Borobudur until the temple was abandoned as many Javanese converted...
Despite its grandeur and rich exterior ornamentation, the Javanese abandoned Prambanan within 100 years of its completion...
Goryeo (Koryo) ruled ancient Korea from 918 CE to 1392 CE. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction Goryeo (Koryo)...
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, urban settlements in Italy generally enjoyed a greater continuity...
Communes are first recorded in the late 11th and early 12th centuries. Introduction Medieval communes in the European Middle Ages had...
Serfs increased their political power by acting collectively in village communities which began to hold their own...
The full range of consumer goods of the period was set out to tempt the shopper and...
The types of Christianity they professed had important differences that led to a lack of recognition and...
What tools would an alchemist use in the quest to transmute other elements into gold? David Teniers...
This practice began earlier with the Ancient Romans, who wrote (literally scratched on letters) on wax-coated tablets,...
Medieval Indian history went for almost three whole centuries under the so-called indigenous rulers. 9th Century to...
South-side portal (detail), Church of Ste. Pierre, 1115-1130, Moissac, France (photo: Simon, Creative Commons) By Dr. Shannon Pritchard...
Cloister, Fontenay Abbey, 12th century By Christine M. Bolli / 08.08.2015 PhD Candidate in Art History University of California,...
The Church dominated the culture and society of Medieval Europe so powerfully that its people thought of...