Monastic Libraries
Medieval library history extends from the sixth century to the fifteenth century. One could say, as Irwin does, that it...
08/02/2019
Medieval history
‘Alien’ citizens in the Medieval England
Thousands of foreigners poured into England in the Middle Ages. Similar like today, they have been attracted to England by...
25/08/2016
When and where was the trebuchet invented?
Like many premodern technologies, it is not known when or where the first trebuchet appeared. Unlike ancient artillery, which relied...
19/07/2016
The ascent of the Medieval Serbia
The main stages in the development and expansion of the Serbian States were also stages in its relationship with the...
03/02/2016
The Inquisitors’ work
Hideously unjust and psychotic in their devotion to duty, the Inquisitors went to any lengths to wring confessions from their...
01/02/2016
In the Medieval peasant house
There are as many different sorts of peasant houses as there are peasant families, and there are huge variations across...
30/11/2015
Hastings: The Battle that Changed the Western Europe
The year 1066 is the most celebrated in English history. To every English schoolchild it evokes a Saxon hero, Harold,...
14/10/2015
A Day in Shakespeare’s London
If you can’t settle to sleep as usual and find yourself up before the break of day, you may care...
13/08/2015
Medieval horse armour
Such investments needed to be protected, and it is unsurprising that there should be a development in horse armour that...
16/07/2015
The entertainment in Tudor England
Apart from eating and drinking (and smoking), the Tudors were enthusiastic merrymakers: they liked to entertain and to be entertained....
20/05/2015