Watch Live from the International Medieval Congress: Crusader Criminals with Steve Tibble
To celebrate the launch of Crusader Criminals: Knights Who Went Rogue in the Holy Land, join author Steve Tibble in conversation with Sandra Alvarez from Medievalists.net.
How the Borders within Africa changed during the Middle Ages
Delve into history by exploring the significant shifts in the world’s borders throughout time. These videos offer a reconstruction that vividly illustrates the…
How the Borders within Asia changed during the Middle Ages
The Middle Ages would see the rise and fall of many states, and almost constantly changing borders in any region. These videos show Asia during the medieval period, revealing how its empires and states came and went over years, decades and centuries.
Norfolk Soldiers Serving in the Count of Holland’s Friesland Campaign of 1396
John Alban discusses the involvement of English soldiers from Norfolk in a 1396 military campaign led by Albert of Bavaria, also known as the Count of Holland, against the Frisians in the Netherlands.
Mapping Medieval London
This lecture will look at the challenges and rewards of creating historical maps of London. In particular it will focus on medieval London, and the map published by the Historic Towns Trust in 2019.
How the Borders within Europe changed during the Middle Ages
One fascinating way to explore history is by examining how much the world’s borders have shifted over time. These videos offer a reconstruction that vividly illustrates the rise and fall of European kingdoms, states, and empires across years, decades, and centuries.
Celebrating 70 years since J.R.R. Tolkien’s Sir Gawain lecture in Glasgow (1953-2023)
On 15 April 1953, Tolkien delivered the W.P. Ker Memorial Lecture, on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, to an audience of 300 at the University of Glasgow.
Should we stop talking about The Crusades?
The grand narratives of the crusading past often rely on frameworks and paradigms that were first formulated centuries ago and should now be regarded as more limiting than helpful.
Medieval women: “Highly visible, often obscured” or hidden in plain sight?
This talk will offer new perspectives on queenship as well as examples of historical figures which can enrich the curriculum and ideas on how we can collectively enhance the visibility of women in the historical narrative.
Five Years After the Fire: Notre-Dame de Paris and the Largest Restoration Project of the Century
Barry Bergdoll talks about the history of Notre-Dame Catherdal in Paris as the repairs from the major fire in 2019 near completion.
Kings on the Move: The Case of the Great Viking Army
Between 865 and 879 CE, the great Viking army campaigned extensively across England, eventually conquering three of the four Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
What is a bestiary for?
What is the purpose of a bestiary? Starting with the history of medieval bestiaries, and touching on dramatically topical issues such as the climate crisis and the risk of species extinction, author Caspar Henderson takes us on a journey of discovery of wondrous and barely imaginable creatures, places, and revolutionary discoveries.
Panorama of Black Writing Inks: From Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages
Ira Rabin talks about the evolution of black writing inks and why iron gall ink became so popular in the Middle Ages.
Mongols and their impact upon the Muslim Middle East
This is a video version of episode 26 of the podcast “‘Tis But A Scratch: Fact and Fiction About the Middle Ages,” hosted by Professor Richard Abels.
“The Northman”: ‘Tis But A Scratch: Fact & Fiction About the Middle Ages
In this episode of the podcast ‘Tis But A Scratch: Fact and Fiction About the Middle Ages, Richard Abels and his special guest and co-host Dr. Christine Senecal of Shippensburg University discuss the 2022 Viking movie “The Northman.”
Vikings! ‘Tis But A Scratch: Fact & Fiction About the Middle Ages
In this episode of the podcast “‘Tis But A Scratch”: Fact & Fiction About the Middle Ages, co-hosts Richard Abels and his wife Ellen Abels explain who and what “Vikings” really were, what historical factors contributed to the advent of the Viking Age.
Martyrdom most foul: the Murder of King Edward the Martyr
In this episode of the podcast Tis But A Scratch: Fact and Fiction About the Middle Ages, Richard Abels examines the story of King Edward the Martyr.
The Viking Blood Eagle: Horrific Ritual or Horrific Metaphor?
As described in a number of sagas, the “blood eagle” was a particularly gruesome form of ritual sacrifice of high-status captives to the god Odin. Historians have debated whether this ritual was an actual practice or an invention of thirteenth-century saga writers based on a misunderstanding of an eleventh-century skaldic poem.
Holidaying in the Middle Ages
Have you wanted to escape into the medieval past?
Seven videos on making medieval manuscripts
What goes into making a medieval manuscript? Here are seven videos from The British Library where Patricia Lovett, a professional calligrapher and illuminator explains the process, tools and techniques used in designing an illuminated page.
Heaven on Earth: How to Build a Cathedral
Emma Wells delves into the triumphs and tragedies of the people who built and used Europe’s Gothic cathedrals.
Preaching Christianity in the Muslim Ilkhanate
The current paper tries to offer a new perspective by examining two Bible translations or arrangements into Persian that can be proved to have originated in this milieu, currently held in manuscript collections in Istanbul.
Dis/ability and Byzantine Hagiography
I will discuss first the differences in the narrative teatments of disability by various hagiographers, and their attempts at explaining its source or reason depending on their religious and moral agendas.
People and Place in the Kingdom of Northumbria: New project and fieldwork perspectives
People and Place in the Kingdom of Northumbria: New project and fieldwork perspectives Lecture by Sarah Semple Given at the University of Exeter…
What’s So Great About Albert the Great? His Life, Times, and Contributions to Western Civilization
He was not only an important church leader and accomplished theologian, but he was also the central figure in the medieval scientific revolution that gave rise to the tradition of experimental research that continues today.