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Anti-Pollution Measures and the Common Good in Medieval Paris

Watch a video interview about creating story maps that will help us understand anti-pollution measures in medieval Paris.

13th Century (1201-1300)
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Western Medieval Manuscripts in Leiden University Libraries Digital Collections

View a collection of digitized manuscripts found in Leiden University Libraries Digital Collections. 

6th Century (501-600)
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Digitized Archives and Manuscripts
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Anatomy of a Duel: Jean de Carrouges versus Jacques Le Gris (Video lecture)

View a video lecture discussing the case of Jean de Carrouges versus Jacques Le Gris, a lawsuit that occurred in Paris in 1386. It’s the subject of the book The Last Duel by Eric Jager, and also of the upcoming movie The Last Duel directed by Ridley Scott.

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Byzantium & Friends podcast

Hear a podcast focused on an important theme in the life of Byzantium and its neighbors.

    7th Century (601-700)
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    The Medieval Podcast

    Listen to a weekly podcast show featuring interviews with some of the world’s top medieval scholars and public historians in a friendly, informal format.

    9th Century (801-900)
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    Linked Resources
    MEDIEVAL MEETS MODERN: "Sir Orfeo" and the 2019 film Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    View a video comparing two retellings of the story of Orpheus, the medieval romance poem "Sir Orfeo" alongside the 2019 French historical romance film Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Video by Rachel Linn Shields. 

    13th Century (1201-1300)
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    Literary
    HIMME: Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East

    Access a resource that catalogues the people, places, and practices of the Medieval Middle East.

    7th Century (601-700)
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    Religion and Religious Life
    Visions of the End: A Virtual Exhibition

    View an exhibit on the New Testament Book of Revelation through medieval and Renaissance objects produced after about 1100 C.E.

    10th Century (901-1000)
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    Wikipedia in Middle English

    Browse (and contribute to) a truncated version of Wikipedia translated into Middle English. 

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    Linked Resources
    Silly Stuff
    North American Society for the Study of Christian Apocryphal Literature (NASSCAL)

    View extensive bibliographies on early, late antique, and medieval Christian apocrypha (anonymous and pseudepigraphical narratives, gospels, and epistles). 

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    Saints
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    North of Byzantium

    Explore the rich history, art, and culture of the northern frontiers of the Byzantine Empire in Eastern Europe between the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries.

    13th Century (1201-1300)
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    Linked Resources
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    Mapping Eastern Europe

    Access content about the history of Eastern Europe in the form of historical overviews, art historical case studies, short notices about ongoing research projects, and reviews of recent books and exhibitions. 

    13th Century (1201-1300)
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    TEAMS

    Browse resources, news, updates useful for teaching in medieval studies at the undergraduate, secondary, and elementary school level through the provision of resources and the sharing of techniques.

    High Middle Ages
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    Linked Resources
    Medieval Papal Documents: An Online Finding Aid

    View a listing of freely accessible online resources pertaining to papal documents. 

    10th Century (901-1000)
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    The Origins and History of a Monastic Archive - St. Gaul (St. Gall/Sankt Gallen) from the Early Middle Ages to the Present

    View a video exploring the history of a monastic archive and its holdings. 

    8th Century (701-800)
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    The Life and Passion of William of Norwich, by Rowan Dorin

    Listen to a podcast discussion of the Life and Passion of William of Norwich, with suggested readings. 

    11th Century (1001-1100)
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    Linked Resources
    Saints
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    Eavesdropping on Arthurians (Podcast with Kathy Cawsey)

    Listen to a podcast about Arthurian literature and historical context. 

    12th Century (1101-1200)
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    Linked Resources
    Multimedia Learning
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    How to Live in Cairo in the Year 1000 (video by Marina Rustow)

    View an engaging window into daily life in Cairo for wealthy and poor, including living conditions, work, religious piety, and ideas about violence in history. 

    10th Century (901-1000)
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    Multimedia Learning
    Peasants
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    Economy and Trade
    BBC Sounds podcast, Medieval Pilgrimage

    Hear a podcast from BBC dealing with the idea and experience of Christian pilgrimage in Europe from the 12th to the 15th centuries, which figured so strongly in the imagination of the age.

    13th Century (1201-1300)
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    Byzantium
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    Multimedia Learning
    Saints
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    Clerk's Tale and Sita's Ramayana

    View a video comparing Chaucer's Clerk's Tale and Sita's Ramayana, offered by Moira Fitzgibbons.

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