MEDIEVAL HISTORY

A collection of the best websites and books with information about medieval history and times.

Review of several movies to explore middle ages, or medieval times.

The Crusades shaped the turning-point in the medieval history of the Jews. Their massacre during the Crusades destabilized fatally their economic and social position. Christian anti-Semitism became even stronger than before making the Jews less important.

With summer coming, it's time for bibliophiles to turn their thoughts toward recommended reading lists. Have you been immersed in required reading? Then you need some pleasure reads. How about medieval mysteries like these?

The Medieval Christian Crusades established a legacy of fear and horror that lasts to the twenty-first century

The curriculum I have designed is written for a college/adult level church history class.

From food and crafts to costumes and shows, Maryland's Renaissance festival offers something for everyone.

A review of the latest edition of the popular work by one of the world's preeminent Crusade scholars.

Do ya think Hitler knew the untold hours of entertainment his little antics would provide future generations? A tongue-in-cheek appraisal of Hitler & the Nazi's as entertainment.

Christmas is originally a pagan holiday with roots extending back to the early Maya Empire.

Poland is very European, yet, it seems to have a mind and culture that is unequaled

"Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!" by Laura Amy Schlitz, won the prestigious Newbery Award for Children's Literature in 2008. Here's my quick review.

Tolkien's success in the realm of fantasy lies in his ability to lure his audience slowly and comfortably from reality to fantasy through the portal of the Shire.

A look at tensions between religious and political themes in the Christian Commonwealth.

Medieval times brought many new changes to the societies living during the time. With Christianity conversion taking place at every turn, people were beginning to see male and female roles in different lights.

Medieval Iceland is often considered as a prime example of gender equality and freedom. Using the Icelandic Sagas and Eddas I explore the extent to which the sexes were really 'equal,' and how the two genders were both separate and overlapped.

The past year or two, something has gone awry at the History Channel. The channel seems to have lost its focus on actual history.

The History Channel has in its regular programming a show that explains the Little Ice Age (1300-1850) and the Medieval Warming Period that preceded it. Nothing I heard about in school.

A short history of architecture - a beginner's guide to styles and movements, comprehensive in scope but with more emphasis on recent developments.

This paper is an upper-level English/Literature paper exploring the ways female spiritual/religious writers use food metaphors in Medieval writing. Touches on the role of women in religious life as represented by texts.

Sir Ridley Scott's latest movie butchers the facts of medieval history to make a spurious point about modern politics.