Scott G. Bruce, professor of medieval history and director of the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, gave this year’s annual University of ...

Contrary to common belief, some medieval women wielded significant power. Nuns in France’s Normandy region, for example, carried enormous influence and legal control over the people — including men — ...

The CU-Boulder English Department will host the first ever Annual Doug Burger Lecture in Medieval and Early Modern Literature on Tuesday, March 10, to honor and recognize retired professor Doug Burger ...

While today’s students use PDF files and watch video documentaries, one professor maintains that an often overlooked medium plays a key role in human history — parchment, the thin material made from ...

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Medieval historian William Chester Jordan, Ph.D., of Princeton University will speak at this year’s annual Ewing Lecture Series. His talk, entitled “The Harvest Indeed ...

The Ewing Lecture Series was established in 1973 to honor Robert H. Ewing for his 27 years of teaching and service at Lycoming College. A revered teacher and friend of the College, his life was ...

The monastery, according to St. Benedict’s Rule, was supposed to be a “household of God,” but – given the presence of all-too-human frailty – the truth has been more complicated, according to Colmán Ó ...

Leyrwite was a fine for fornication levied on the bondwomen of many medieval English manors. This essay traces the distinctive chronological history of leyrwite (it flourished especially c. 1250-1350) ...

The Department of Art History and Art will host a lecture in conjunction with the Cleveland Museum of Art’s exhibition “Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens. Wonders.” Sherry Lindquist and Asa Simon ...

Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth P. Kamali ’97 lectured on the development of 13th century English felony law through the lens of historical artifacts during her Chair Lecture on Tuesday. The ...

Piero Capelli, Professor of Hebrew in the Department of Asian and North African Studies at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, visited William & Mary to deliver the annual Milton & Shirley G. Salasky ...