Gaza’s strategic location made it both a prize and a battleground. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
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Women were active participants in agriculture, urban crafts, trade, and services. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Amalric’s mystical and eschatological vision was both a challenge and a warning. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
In early medieval times, tax was not standardized. By Kazim LadimejiOxford Open Learning Before His Majesty’s Revenue...
The subject of looking and staring has engaged theorists of visual culture for some decades. Introduction Vision...
Wizards are a staple of what we’d bracket as the fantasy genre in modern media and even...
Examining how deeply the history of medicine/medical treatment is embedded in social history. By Dr. Tatjana BuklijasSenior...
The legendary incident of the Trojan Horse became the symbol of Grecian intelligence prowess. By Dr. Adrienne...
Indigenous nomenclature generally categorized plants according to their culinary, medicinal, or religious uses. By Dr. Joanna PageProfessor of...
It was a catalyst for economic growth in what otherwise remained a somewhat stagnant agricultural economy. By...
These tales recur in the myths and legends of many Indo-European cultures. Medieval Nordic vernaculars routinely use...
Philosophical skepticism is a doubtful attitude toward commonly accepted knowledge claims. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
Coats of arms of noble families became attached to the owned territories. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
Most every home had at least one hearth. Introduction Fire was a versatile and important part of...
Long-term trends in income and wealth inequality since 1300. By Dr. Guido AlfaniProfessor of Economic HistoryBocconi University...
Victims met with violence, intimidation, coercion, and deception. Men, women, and children were all trafficked in Late...
The study of childhood is in fact the study of a given culture’s construction of childhood. Introduction...
As the lists of seven deadly sins prove, anger was certainly seen as a disorder within medieval...
Surveillance was endured mostly by the lower social ranks. By Manos ChatziathanasiouPhD Candidate in HistoryUniversity of Exeter...
Medieval tournaments are often considered a serious test for knights. However, these tournaments have been used for entertainment...
Jewish people have often lived in predominantly Islamic nations. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction Religious...
Medieval guilds controlled entry to trades and regulated production. In some European cities, they also gained seats...
Most Vikings lived on a farm, which was often bounded by a fence. Introduction Viking homes have...
Morris had a talent for design, creating items such as furniture and manuscripts in a medieval style....
Seeing emotions as but one part of the larger, ongoing, historical flux of language, subjectivity and power....
Visual material as evidence of messages intended and of messages received. Introduction The real influence of the...
Posthumously active dead people – the living or restless dead. By Dr. Kirsi KanervaDepartment of CulturesUniversity of...
Medieval society is popularly believed to have been obsessed with death. By Dr. Sophie OosterwijkArt Historian, Freelance...
The economic importance of medieval England’s small towns cannot be overestimated. By Dr. James DavisProfessor of AnthropologyQueen’s...
Their fate in each particular country depended on the changing political conditions. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...