A vintage engraving of Medieval fashions. Today, the Middle Ages are a sort of paradox; the myth of the “Dark Ages,” which survives quite ably in popular culture, allows space for it to be whatever ...
A viral story claims medieval European women poisoned husbands daily, giving an antidote at night. Historians say this practice never happened. Medieval Europe lacked the science for such precise ...
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 ...
An illustration, based on a 15th century author’s imagining, of the court of the Great Khan in the 1200s. Credit: National Library of France On January 4, 1254, a French monk named William of Rubruck ...
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, ...
A stained-glass window depicting Empress Matilda's voyage from England to Normandy Andreas F. Borchert via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 In three decades of teaching medieval European history, ...
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The hidden history of money in medieval Europe
How did medieval Europe’s money system really work? While gold and silver coins were important, credit-based money systems were just as vital. This video explores how merchants in Italy and Flanders ...
Professor Jeremy Yvon leMercier duQuesnay Adams — the words roll off the tongue as if steeped in history, and surely they were. The late professor of medieval European history at Southern Methodist ...
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