People with disabilities are illustrated more frequently in medieval manuscript culture than realized. By Dr. Alison HudsonAdjunct...
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Tree-ring records reveal that medieval North America endured long megadroughts shaped by persistent aridity, shifting ocean patterns,...
There are several different accounts of the origins of the Franks. Introduction The Franks were a Germanic people who...
Heraldry was extremely useful for the communication of claims to territory. Introduction In this essay1 we analyse...
Spiritual ideals that were at the heart of the foundations of new forms of twelfth-century religious life....
How can it be assumed that an individual is incapable of giving consent or does not give...
The spatial sign in the middle ages is the product of the mythology of static, determinate structure....
Examining anti-immigrant rhetoric, legislation, violence, and hostility at the time. London has always been a city of...
Rumors about the Templars’ secret initiation ceremony created distrust. Introduction The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the...
Exploring the versatility of domestic imagery in medieval devotional texts. By Dr. Louise CampionMedieval Historian One of...
The discursive mode established between students and teacher was stringent and charming. A didactic poem by Hermann...
The importance of neighbourhood in developing and defending reputation was a key social continuity. Introduction Underlying all...
Allowances were usually made for people who had some social status on their side. Introduction and Early...
The alien subsidies are not the only source for resident immigrants in England. The publication in 1998...
The inaccuracies function on a series of imbricated planes, with interwoven agendas. In 1952, Charles Singer published...
The word “carol” once had a wider meaning and referred to several different genres of music in...
Snakes, like other non-human animals, can exist in multiple layers of human experience. Abstract In the medieval...
Major towns and cities might have many moneyers’ houses and workshops. One of the most important themes...
Insights into the local sociability and networks of the ‘middling’ strata of medieval London society. Introduction One...
How two medieval artists illustrated the text’s protagonist a figure assigned female at birth who lived as...
There was both a hierarchy of facial features and of their associated senses. What Is a Face?...
They can best be described as ‘literary histories’ that combined some factual information with much fiction. Introduction...
Urban renewal incubated a growing commercial sex industry, which in turn fueled a new demand for human...
Your doctor’s MD emerged from the Dark Ages. Introduction Nothing calls to mind nonsensical treatments and bizarre...
Demons appear regularly as causes of mental disorder in saints’ lives and miracle stories. Introduction Among the...
There was a constant negotiation of status and authority in the community. Introduction Finding your place in...
The ideological structures shaping the medieval record become highly visible with women. Introduction The discussion of disfigurement...
Many medieval advancements from the 12th to 14th centuries were either built on long-established techniques. Introduction Medieval...
The workings of marginalization had a direct impact on the uses of London’s spatial periphery. Introduction Underlying...
Investigating medieval merchants and their individual connections to the military. The interplay between mercantile and military activity...