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What an 11th-Century Handbook Reveals About Medieval Magical Beliefs
A German bishop sitting down in the early 11th century to catalog the sins of…
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Byzantine Court Ritual Was Designed to Make Power Look Inevitable
Imagine walking into the most powerful court in the medieval world and getting everything wrong…
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Averil Cameron Shaped How the World Understands Byzantine History
For more than half a century, one scholar did more than almost anyone else to…
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The Battle of Tours Changed History — But Where Did It Actually Happen
Few battles in medieval history carry as much weight — or as much mystery —…
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The Abbot Who Was Imprisoned and Still Became a Saint of St. Gall
A saint’s life that fits in your pocket — just 12 pages in English translation…
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Norway Is Spending Millions to Keep Its Medieval Ruins Alive
Norway is spending the equivalent of roughly $5 million US dollars to protect medieval ruins…
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200 Graves Found Beneath Valence Are Rewriting Early Christian History
More than 200 graves and the remains of a forgotten religious building have been pulled…
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A Thousand-Year-Old Silver Hoard Found Along the Schlei Rewrites the Map
Around 200 silver objects buried more than a thousand years ago have been pulled from…
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How Three Medieval Heresy Texts Found Their Way Into a Museum
What did it mean to be a heretic in twelfth-century Byzantium — and who got…
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Medieval Chess and Polo Once United Cultures — This Exhibition Shows How
“`html More than 100 objects — including rare medieval artefacts spanning centuries and continents —…