Covering the years 519 to 1277, this chronicle provides an account of events in England throughout much of the Middle Ages. It includes both the 19th-century Latin edition and an English translation
…and I need you to see this This morning I woke up at 4.30am with a wild hair and decided I would fly to Copenhagen and go see a Viking ring fortress.
The Peloponnesian War had ripped up the existing alliances in Greece — over the next decades, the main city-states looked for ways to regain money, power, and win battles. Theme: Greece in the fourth century BC Roel Konijnendijk, 'War is a violent teacher - Fourth-century Greek innovations'. Aaron Beek, 'Keeping your distance - Peltasts in the fourth century BC'. Bogdan Burliga, 'Bogeymen with javelins - The Battle of Lechaeum, 390 BC'. John Diamond, 'The innovative Spartan - King Agesilaus II of Sparta'. Murray Dahm, 'Making them longer and deeper - Fourth-century BC spears and phalanxes'. Features: Cezary Kucewicz, 'Hoplite stories - Decorated Peloponnesian shield bands'. Tim Howe, 'Triumph to ignominy - Alexander's final year in India'. Velite Aquila, 'The Daunii at war - Burning the Pyrrhic camp'. Ben Chapman, 'Deva Victrix - The legionary fortress of Chester'. Murray Dahm, 'Where did you get that hat? - Reflections on the Spong Hill Man'. Robert C. L. Holmes, 'Clouds of war - Weather in ancient warfare'. Jo Ball, 'Scout's honour - The tombstone of P. Sulpicius Peregrinus'.
From the simple cap to the most intricately-wrought and elaborately-decorated royal example, the humble helmet could do much more than just protect its bearer’s head. Theme: Helmets in the ancient world Murray Dahm, 'An ancient connection - The mystery of horned helmets'. Evan Schultheis, 'By ridge and spang - Late Roman helmets'. Jo Ball, 'The face of victory - Decoration on Roman helmets'. Murray Dahm, 'A mask for a battle - Losing your head in a foreign marsh'. David Sim, 'Hammering it home - Roman helmet production'. Tamás Dezső, 'Three centuries of bronze and iron - the helmets of the Assyrian army'. Features: James Ford, 'PTSD in Ancient Greece - The religious dimension'. Jona Lendering, 'A puzzle without an answer - Where did Hannibal cross the Alps'. Mark McCaffery, 'Those about to die, or not - An alternative gladiator oath'. Velite Aquila, 'Storming south - Gauls at the battle of Telamon'. Jo Ball, 'Dying on the edge of the empire - The tombstone of Nectovelius'. Haggai Olshanetsky, 'Under Egyptian and Persian banners - Jewish soldiers serving foreign kings'.
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Caroline Wilhelmsson about the royal women of Sweden, how they became queens, and how they exercised their power.
And they let me have a look This week I went to the Tower of London to do a few great things.
Yu Xuanji is celebrated as the greatest female poet of the Tang Dynasty. This book presents the original Chinese texts alongside English translations of her surviving poems, as well as selected writings that illuminate her extraordinary life.
In 897, Pope Stephen VI exhumed his predecessor and put him on trial. Known as the Cadaver Synod, this bizarre episode in Church history was more than madness—new research reveals it was a political and religious power play.
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Discover how medieval thinkers reshaped the concept of political community using ideas from Roman law, Christian theology, and Aristotelian philosophy—laying the intellectual foundations for the modern state.
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Graham Loud about how Barbarossa came to power, how he managed to reign supreme in both Germany and Italy despite some bumps along the way, and why he’s sometimes revered as a once and future king in Germany.
It’s a familiar image on church banners and tourist souvenirs: the double-headed eagle soaring over the memory of Byzantium. Yet the real story behind this symbol is far more complex — and far older — than many realize.
