Eastern Medieval Bishop / Africa, Asia and South Asia, Live Reporting, Medieval History Exhibit from the NYC Met, where you can see a teensy dragon (if you squint) on the robes of this eastern medieval bishop, showing cultural influences from east Asia. TagsAncient Egypt (28) ancient greece (72) animals (95) anthropology (86) archaeology (122) architecture (77) art (402) Central/late Middle Ages (79) Central and Late Middle Ages (33) Christian history (165) disease (119) Early Middle Ages (54) economic history (49) environmental history (148) Eurasia/Middle Eastern history (201) evolution (61) fashion history (43) folklore (35) folklore/mythology (101) history of education (54) history of food (40) History of Magic (43) history of race (37) history of sex (56) Islamic history (25) Jewish history (45) literature (242) math (46) medicine (165) medieval (76) military history (102) mythology (29) political history (141) pre-history (54) religion (325) Rome (149) science (57) social history (260) technology (97) U.S. history (100) U.S. natural parks (52) warfare (88) weapons (55) women (26) women's history (207) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (131) Ancient History (378) Big History (47) Byzantine History (34) Early Americas (40) Early Modern (209) Fabulous Females (126) History of Science (249) Live Reporting (170) Long 19th- 20th centuries (399) Medieval History (385)
Medieval Reliquaries Live Reporting, Medieval History / October 11, 2023 / art, Christian history, women If you wanted to feel special in the 14th c., you might have tried to get ahold of objects like these: reliquaries were sacred containers…
Medieval Queen Urraca of Spain Fabulous Females, Medieval History / November 25, 2024 / Central/late Middle Ages, Eurasia/Middle Eastern history, political history, religion, warfare, women's history I would like to introduce one of “my” Medieval research area queens: Urraca, ruler of much of Spain from 1109-1126. I like her for many…
Yersinia Pestis Africa, Asia and South Asia, Ancient History, Early Modern, History of Science, Long 19th- 20th centuries, Medieval History / September 13, 2023 / Eurasia/Middle Eastern history, science This baddie not only flourished in 14th and 15th century Eurasia. It also killed millions in the 6th cenuury, and struck again in 19th century…
Real Medieval Tournaments Medieval History / September 26, 2024 / medieval, warfare, weapons Medieval Tournaments really didn’t look like the way they often appear in pop culture, certainly not as they started out. Rather than being in an…