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New Medieval Books: Global Medievalism: An Introduction – available for free
Global Medievalism: An Introduction is free to download until September 28th. Here are the details about the book. Written by…
Five tips for unscrupulous mercenaries working in the Medieval Near East
By Nicholas Morton The Medieval Near East never lacked for mercenaries for a very good reason. The region was immensely…
How to Understand Medieval Arabic Names
By Adam Ali Medieval sources can sometimes be vague about the individuals it mentions. But we can learn a lot…
Hilary Mantel, award-winning novelist, passes away
Hilary Mantel, the author of the 2009 novel Wolf Hall and other works of historical fiction, has passed away at…
Astronomers use Byzantine chronicles to learn about the Earth’s rotation
“In this year, there occurred an eclipse of the Sun on the fifth of the month Hyperberetaios [693 October 5],…
Royal Funerals – Medieval and Modern
This week, Danièle reflects on the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, how it relates back to medieval royal funerals, and…
Massive migration came to Early Medieval England, study finds
More than 3/4 of the population in Eastern and Southern England during the early Middle Ages had ancestors who came…
Rome’s Catacomb of Commodilla to open to the public for the first time
By Chris Petitt The Catacomb of Commodilla, currently undergoing restoration, will open to the public for the first time ever…
