The relationship between church and state is the institutional form of the relationship between the religious and political spheres. This...
Medieval
The inter-marriage of Muslim families and the mingling with Christianity provides us with an interesting back story...
Their heyday was in the last hundred years of their existence, during the time of the Stuart...
One of the biggest challenges facing medieval historians is interpreting the actions of individuals at a remove...
The relationship between the Byzantine Empire and ancient Armenia was a constant and varied one with an...
Its dizzy heights may have passed, but the fad for adult coloring books is far from over....
Kahina’s life is only known through later Arab historians writing on the Muslim conquest of Africa. Introduction...
Guilds dominated local politics and influenced national and international affairs. Introduction Guilds existed throughout Europe during the...
A discussion of Avicenna’s 11th-century points of view on rabies and compare them with modern medical knowledge....
Among the first three manuscripts written in Persian, Akhawayni’s Hidayat al-muta’allemin fi al-tibb was the most significant work compiled...
Machiavelli’s earlier book, Discourses on Livy, displayed strong support for free speech, a republican form of government, and compromise....
This 15th-century mystic turned her hand to brewing the bubbly, and she wasn’t very successful. By Karl...
The historic University of Paris first appeared in the second half of the twelfth century. Introduction The...
Monasteries were important centers of learning which educated the young and produced new technologies for agricultural and...
During the fifteenth century, and notably in Italy, the art of translating was profoundly changed by Humanists...
Lawyers spoke their own language, even in the Middle Ages. When John of Salisbury (ca. 1115-1180) decried...
The Kingdom of Hungary was at times a major power in Central Europe. Introduction The Kingdom of Hungary (short...
Hungary’s traits are rooted in this a history of fluid borders, as well as the strong migratory...
Roman honor and shame became Christian virtue and shame. The Christian reinterpretation of the classical Roman dichotomy...
The future of Yazidism is unclear, but it will certainly never be the same again. Abstract The...
A vivid picture of the emergence of the global market and the beginnings of global competition. Introduction...
Some wanted to explore and plunder, but others simply wanted to discover more fertile lands to farm...
Although the Vikings may have begun as little more than pirates in Britain, they would eventually arrive...
First digital map of the murders recorded by the city’s Coroner in early 1300s shows Cheapside and...
John Medewall, bearing a very English-sounding name, describes himself as a foreigner, and as such at a...
Monarchs and prime ministers have spent centuries working out which decisions need to be made in public....
Built in the seventh century BCE, the ancient city of Byzantium proved to be a valuable city...
Many diseases have affected the outcomes of battles or the political leanings of a country, but few...
There has been a true arms race, where every advance in body armor has required a more...
Siege tactics were a crucial part of medieval warfare. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction Siege tactics were a...