February 19, 2021
Two of our titles have been short-listed for a Laura Shannon Prize, which the Nanovic Institute for European Studies administers at Notre Dame. Medieval Women, Material Culture, and Power: Matilda Plantagenet… READ MORE
August 14, 2020
What is it the St. Thomas Way? The St. Thomas Way (www.thomasway.ac.uk) is a new heritage route from Swansea to Hereford, inspired by a real medieval pilgrimage. In 1290, a… READ MORE
June 19, 2020
I teach history at New Mexico Tech, located in Socorro, NM. This is a great science and engineering school, and I enjoy teaching intelligent and hard-working students there. Overall, I… READ MORE
April 5, 2020
Which part of your research on the daughters of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine was particularly exciting? Answer: It is always amazing to actually hold the… READ MORE
March 30, 2020
Have you ever wondered how globally connected the pre-modern world was? Have you ever asked yourself what happened in the medieval period outside of Europe and the Mediterranean? Do early… READ MORE
February 11, 2020
In the tenth century Middle East, a remarkable thing happened: two Shi’i states took over the greater part of the Muslim world. First, the Fatimids, who began as an underground… READ MORE
What inspired you to do this edition? Francisco de Osuna is best known for his influence on the Spanish mystics Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross. My purpose… READ MORE
What is most intriguing about this collection of early fourteenth century monastic sermons is its rare, and possibly unique, survival. It consists of an unusual mixture of roughly written notes on… READ MORE
January 27, 2020
Words matter. For historians of Jewish-Christian relations in the Western World, the decision to use the terms Antisemitism or Anti-Judaism is often made in the light of differing opinions about… READ MORE