The period is good and bad, transparent and opaque, only hazily understood—but ultimately the opposite of what we want our ...

There are numerous examples in texts of Irish people showing a sense of belonging to a community defined in relation to ...

Derick Baegert, ‘Crucifixion,’ Dortmund, ca. 1475. Propsteikirche, Dortmund. “Dark Mirror: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Jewish Iconography,” by Sara Lipton, Metropolitan Books, 416 pages, $37 Those ...

I went with my wife Carmen to the Ottawa Museum of History to see the exhibition on “Medieval Europe: power and splendour.” Stunningly beautiful, the Museum of History majestically overlooks the ...

Robert Berkhofer is Professor of medieval history at Western Michigan University. He is also currently Director of the Medieval Institute. My research explores transformations in writing and power, ...

The Saint Louis University Department of History offers more than half a dozen graduate concentrations. Students pursuing a Master of Arts in History can focus their studies in early modern, medieval ...

There has never been a singular Christian perspective on how religion, power and politics ought to relate to each other – not ...

This article originally appeared on AlterNet. When we think about medieval Europe, we tend to think about kings ruling with iron fists, about Christian crusaders purifying Jerusalem with the blood of ...

The Pan Historical European Martial Arts Society (PHEMAS) was founded in 2005 after an Australian and a Singaporean bonded over their mutual interest in medieval sword fighting and went to Helsinki to ...

Each May, some 3,000 people descend on Kalamazoo, Mich., for the International Congress on Medieval Studies, which brings together academics and enthusiasts for four days of scholarly panels, ...

From lost silver coins to fossilised faeces, medieval cesspits have become some of the richest archives of everyday life in ...