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Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Thursday, June 08, 2017

Writing about the Crusades and talking about a "meddlesome priest"

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The Middle Ages are in the news again, so here is a roundup of recent news articles. We start with three good reads from historians talking ...
Friday, May 16, 2014

Watch How European Borders Changed since the Middle Ages

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This very cool video was found by @BeautifulMaps . It shows how the rise and fall of various states in Europe since the mid-twelfth century ...
Sunday, January 27, 2013

9 Most Important Medieval Assassinations

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The mythos of the assassin fascinates even as it horrifies. It fascinates because it allows for the actions of one to bring down a corrupt...
Tuesday, January 01, 2013

The Magna Carta: an old piece of parchment that made England a nation – let's celebrate it

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As a nation we take these things for granted. On a recent trip to Lincoln, ostensibly to visit the magnificent medieval cathedral, I found...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

New research on how the Bayeux Tapestry was made

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A University of Manchester researcher has thrown new light on how the world famous Bayeux Tapestry was made over 900 years ago. Alex Maki...

Who was the mysterious Ælfgyva in the Bayeux Tapestry?

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A new theory has been put forward on a mysterious scene in the Bayeux Tapestry that appears to show some sort of sexual scandal that involve...
Friday, June 01, 2012

Is ‘Tudor England’ a myth?

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The term ‘Tudor’ was hardly used in the 16th Century and its obsessive modern use by historians and writers generally gives us a misleading ...
Friday, May 18, 2012

How did medieval Europeans deal with Greek debt? They sacked their capital city

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Historians of the Fourth Crusade (1202-04) have been seeking explanations why the crusaders decided to sail to the Byzantine capital of Cons...
Saturday, April 07, 2012

9 Most Important Medieval Assassinations

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The mythos of the assassin fascinates even as it horrifies. It fascinates because it allows for the actions of one to bring down a corrupt o...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

Who gave King Arthur “a crippling blow”? It was St. George, argues scholar

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One of the key figures associated with the Middle Ages in England has been King Arthur, the legendary ruler who was made popular in medieval...
Thursday, March 10, 2011

An English Royal Wedding – from the Middle Ages

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A recent article has detailed the wedding of an English princess in the fourteenth century, showing how lavish the Middle Ages could be. I...
Monday, June 14, 2010

Letter of Sir William Wallace to be studied by historians

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A group of historians and archivists will be taking a closer look at a letter widely believed to have been in the possession of the medieva...
Friday, March 19, 2010

New Book Suggests Paradigm Shift in Understanding of Ancient and Medieval Political Theory

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We like to think of the political thought that emerged in the Middle Ages as something of an aberration. Stuck between the secular politics ...
Friday, January 29, 2010

The Assembly Project awarded £850,000 to study Vikings and Early Medieval Europe

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Over £850,000 has been made by medieval scholars from the Universities of Durham, Oslo and Vienna and the University of the Highlands and Is...
Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Documents shed light on the mysterious death of James III of Scotland

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James III, king of Scotland from 1460 to 1488, endured a turbulent reign. Having survived war with England and rebellions by Scotland’s nobl...
Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Matilda of Tuscany

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MANTUA FETES MEDIEVAL RULER MATILDA OF TUSCANY. 25 September 2008 ANSA - English Media Service The northern province of Mantua is celebratin...