November 13, 2019
Dr Sarah Salih participates in an interview where she discusses her new publication: Imagining the Pagan in Late Medieval England. You can read the full interview in The Medieval Herald… READ MORE
November 8, 2019
Author Britton Brooks shares how his study came about from a head filled with questions, to a publication he hopes will provide a window into a different way of perceiving… READ MORE
October 22, 2019
John Gower’s poetry offers an important and immediate response to the turbulent events of his day. Here Professor Stephen H. Rigby, editor of Historians on John Gower (with Siân Echard),… READ MORE
September 24, 2019
Why did Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, appear so frequently in medieval literature? Peter Abelard, Guido delle Colonne, John Gower, Geoffrey Chaucer, and Christine de Pizan, among others, all… READ MORE
August 28, 2019
I’ve always had a keen interest in the history of the Mediterranean and the Aegean and most of my history modules at university were focused on this area, so naturally… READ MORE
August 20, 2019
Our thanks to Dr Charles D. Stanton for this wonderful introduction to the incredible story of Roger of Lauria, whose triumphs during the War of the Sicilian Vespers remain unparalleled…. READ MORE
August 12, 2019
As Dr Gerald P. Dyson explains, books were crucial to the work of the medieval priest, providing him guidance and essential information. But what did he need? And which books… READ MORE
July 29, 2019
First, all you can focus on is the silence. When will they come? How far has he gotten? Are they within the walls yet? When you are just about to… READ MORE
July 23, 2019
There are many loose ends in history. I have tied up one of them, which is the Ark of the Covenant in St John the Lateran in Rome. Today almost… READ MORE
July 9, 2019
On Monday, the 1st July, I welcomed summer by taking a train from the Jewel of the East (Colchester) to the Big Smoke (London) and then on to the Knightsbridge… READ MORE
The Arms and Armour of Death