From replicas to politicians’ ties, from satire to humour, the Bayeux tapestry inspires creative, artistic and political acts a thousand years later.
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Communities in the north-west Maghreb were able to coordinate large construction projects thousands of years ago.
Humans have spent thousands of years searching for a hangover cure – yet the ultimate price of heavy drinking remains unchanged.
Arguably, without his wife Matilda’s financial backing, powerful family ties and queenly skills, William may never have achieved any of his lofty ambitions.
This has historically been a very strategic site, especially during the Crusades.
The story of the losers is full of meaningful silences and William of Normandy’s terror.
Medieval Irish bees had a legal status because they were classified as domestic livestock.
From its earliest centuries, Christianity was bound up with politics, with frequent tensions between government power and religious authority.
Our research has built pictures of people involved in the events of 1381.
There has never been a singular Christian perspective on how religion, power and politics ought to relate to each other – not even in medieval ‘Christendom.’
The medieval church’s acknowledgement that signs were equivalent to a spoken language was transformative for deaf people.
From ram’s horns to steel parading as silk, renaissance armour doubled as a form of high art.
Ever since medieval Christians smooshed their mouths together during worship, the kiss has remained a hot topic.
Warm rooms were often very unusual in medieval times.
The Middle Ages weren’t as dreary and desperate as you’d think, and peasants often had weeks of idle time during the holidays. On Christmas Day, the party was just getting started.
Chaucer and Shakespeare lived through periods of weird weather not unlike what we are seeing today. So what can we learn from their writing?
Modern researchers know about the cuckoo’s cross-species brood parasitism – but one Roman emperor observed this more than 700 years ago.
When historians and engineers work together, they can bring a version of the past back to life.
Long before zombies were stars on the big screen, they roamed medieval Europe.
Surgery was rare and risky in the medieval period. Though medical options were limited, trans people were able to take transitioning into their own hands.
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Professor in High Medieval History, Durham University
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Teaching Fellow in Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Aberdeen
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Lecturer in Medieval History, The University of Queensland
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Professor Emerita of Medieval History, University of Rhode Island
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Director of the Centre for History Heritage and Memory Studies; Associate Professor in History, Nottingham Trent University
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Emeritus Professor of Physics at Durham University, Durham University
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Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics, University of York
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Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History, Queen Mary University of London
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Visiting Professor of Social Inequities and Injustice, Loughborough University
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Professor and Tutorial Fellow in English, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of History, Auburn University
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Professor in the History of People, Place and Community, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, The University of Western Australia
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Lecturer in History, University of Leicester