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Stefan Nemanja: A Case Of Sacral Kingship
This PhD thesis investigates how the successors to the first ruler of an amalgamation of Serb lands, the Raškan Serb Veliki Župan, Stefan Nemanja, sought to create legitimacy for what otherwise may...
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From reformed barbarian to “saint-king”: literary portrayals of King Malcolm...
It examines how King Malcolm went from being considered a barbaric king of Scots reformed by the influence of his second wife, Saint Margaret of Scotland (d. 1093), to the Scottish prince exiled in...
View Article”Taken into the king’s hands”: Prisoners of War and English Kings
Let us begin with a tale of two kings, both of whom were taken prisoner in battle. They were both Scottish kings, taken in attempts to invade England. While the accounts of their capture are...
View ArticleThe Daily Life of a Medieval King
Have you wondered what a medieval king did on a typical day? Thanks to Christine de Pizan, we have an account of what daily life was like for King Charles V of France.
View ArticleNew Medieval Books: How Medieval Europe was Ruled
This collection of 15 essays examines how governments operated in the Middle Ages. Covering a wide number of places throughout Europe, it aims to show the various kinds of rulership within it.
View ArticleNew Medieval Books: Dynasty in Motion
A look at royal weddings in the 15th and 16th centuries, focusing on the travel that took place before getting to the ceremony.
View ArticlePower, Politics, and Thrones: The Unwritten Rules of Medieval Royal Succession
In the complex world of medieval Europe, royal succession was governed by a blend of tradition, power struggles, and divine favor. Understanding these unwritten rules reveals how kings and queens rose...
View ArticleMedieval Justice in the Modern Day: The Pardon
If there seems to be something almost medieval about President Biden pardoning his wayward son Hunter, or Donald Trump promising to pardon the January 6 rioters, well… that’s because that particular...
View ArticleWhat if a Nightmare Foretold Your Death? The Strange Final Days of William Rufus
After a terrifying dream warns him of his sins, King William Rufus vows to change—only to be killed the next day in a mysterious hunting accident. A 12th-century poet tells the chilling tale.
View ArticleThe Mythological Ancestry of England’s Medieval Kings
What do a pagan war god and a serpent-tailed fairy have in common? Both were claimed as ancestors by England’s medieval kings, who used myth and legend to elevate their status and reinforce their right...
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