Examining the origins of inequality from the Neolithic period through the Iron Age. By Dr. Ada PalmerAssociate...
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There was a desire for the continuity of the Roman decorative tradition and of the prestige attached...
The communicative meaning these materials held in the eyes of the beholder. Introduction Medieval marriage gifts of...
The history of why witchcraft was seen as a woman’s work. Introduction Flying through the skies on...
Constantine’s grants to the Church of Rome constitute a reasonable starting point for a history of ecclesiastical...
The idea of territory in the papal administration, the largest bureaucracy at the time. Introduction Stuart Elden’s...
Women could wield influence over their reputation, their position, and their wealth. Introduction Participating what Ivy Schweitzer...
The bestiary has been serially reinvented in more recent times, not least by writers and artists from...
In medieval Japan, healing might mean taking medicine, undergoing an exorcism, or avoiding inauspicious days. By Dr....
His commentary on Wisdom made Holcot hugely famous. The Dominican Robert Holcot (d. 1349) was one of...
She believed baptism ‘made equals in the grace and cleansing from sins’. Introduction Interest in Mother Juana...
Why are so many scholars and scientists obsessed with deciphering a bizarre, illustrated 600-year-old manuscript? By Dr....
Saints are not truly saints until they are dead. By Dr. Blake GuttPostdoctoral ScholarInstitute for Research on...
The individual required no regulation of his life through the channels of the official Church. The Decretum...
The complex relationship between historical causation and historiographical narrative. Introduction Historical narrative narrates things that have been...
In medieval manuscripts, angels moved celestial spheres and the Sun rode a chariot, revealing how inherited astronomy...
The self-policing of publication was already in place well before the advent of printing. Introduction The perceived...
Examining evidence wherein manuscripts self-document their own utility. Introduction Liturgical manuscripts—such as Gospels and missals—both betokened and...
If you know one thing about the European Middle Ages, chances are, it’s the Plague. Usually, when...
Friendship had an integral place in the formation of social bonds and political groupings. By Dr. Julian...
Food taboos were determined by the understanding of purity in both religions, leading to a distinct spatial...
Whether monstrous births were natural, unnatural, or supernatural remained a topic of discussion. Introduction A monstrous birth, variously...
There are amazingly few surviving falchions from the medieval period. Introduction A falchion is a one-handed, single-edged sword of European origin. Falchions are...
Emperor Xuan of Han decreed the ritual of worshipping the Five Sacred Mountains and Four Waterways. By...
The king had strong views on alcohol and women and he liked a well-ordered sung mass. By...
The work is considered a fundamental source for the earliest history of the East Slavs. Introduction The Russian...
Yaroslav focused on foreign policy, forming alliances with Scandinavian countries and weakening Byzantine influence. Introduction Yaroslav I...
Books were so much more than material items accommodating devotion, liturgy, knowledge, and entertainment. Introduction I have...
Examining the versatility of domestic imagery in medieval devotional texts. One of the defining characteristics of the...
Medieval Women and the Politics of Friendship in Christine de Pizan’s ‘Book of the City of Ladies’ 
Medieval Women and the Politics of Friendship in Christine de Pizan’s ‘Book of the City of Ladies’
Christine de Pizan’s work performs a medieval version of feminist fabulation. Introduction Surprisingly, even in the dark...