The Visit of King Sigismund to England, 1416
In their chapter-length account of Sigismund's visit to England in 1416, James Hamilton Wylie and William Templeton Waugh remark that, though this was the first and only visit by a Holy Roman Emperor...
View ArticleThe Journey of Charles I, King of Hungary, from Visegrád to Naples (1333):...
The aim of this article is to reconstruct the journey of Charles I, King of Hungary (1310– 1342), from Visegrád to Naples in the year 1333. The post The Journey of Charles I, King of Hungary, from...
View ArticleHungary’s Conversion to Christianity: The Establishment of Hungarian...
The Carpathian Basin occupies a peculiar place in history. It was the ground where Roman-Germanic world met that of the Slavs and mounted nomad peoples, where no group had achieved sustained unity...
View ArticleDynastic Intrigues and Domestic Realities during the Reigns of Andrew I and...
In the mid-1030s, the cousin of King Stephen I of Hungary, Prince Vazul (the son of Michael, the younger brother of Geza, Stephen's father) conspired to assassinate the elderly and ailing king. The...
View ArticleSlippery When Wet: Madness and Eroticism in the Countess Elizabeth Bathory
The Countess Elizabeth Bathory, a 16th century Hungarian noblewoman, is purported to have killed and bathed in the blood of 600 virgin girls The post Slippery When Wet: Madness and Eroticism in the...
View ArticleRenaissance Contacts Between Dubrovnik (Ragusa) and the Kingdom of Hungary
During the rule of the Angevin dynasty (1308-82) in Hungary, towns and cities increasingly assumed greater political influence. The first treaty between the King of Hungary and Dubrovnik (in those days...
View ArticleLatin Grammar in the Cathedral School: Fulbert of Chartres, Bonipert of Pécs,...
The starting point of the classical tradition in medieval Hungary is marked by a letter written by Bishop Fulbert of Chartres in Northern France to Bishop Bonipert of Pécs in Southern Hungary. The post...
View ArticleProstitution in the Medieval City
Prostitution was a vice that was was considered a necessary evil because of "men’s lust". Ecclesiastics felt that if brothels weren’t available to men in cities, they would find other inappropriate...
View Article‘Spurred on by the Fear of Death’: Refugees and Displaced Populations during...
Sensitized by the grim headlines which daily announce the appalling plight of twentieth-century refugees in eastern Europe, I was motivated to investigate the behavior and conditions of medieval...
View ArticleFlorentine merchant companies established in Buda at the beginning of the...
The scope of the present article is to analyze the activity of these merchant companies through various sources housed by the Florentine National Archives and place them in the context of Florentine...
View ArticleDid People Ice Skate in the Middle Ages?
How did medieval people pass the time during the coldest part of the year? I came across several instances of medieval people strapping on skates and taking a twirl (or a tumble!) on the ice. Here is...
View ArticleSwan you say? Medieval Feasting!
A guest post on medieval food and feasting in the Middle Ages by author Regan Walker. The post Swan you say? Medieval Feasting! appeared first on Medievalists.net.
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Climatic and environmental aspects of the Mongol withdrawal from Hungary in...
The Mongol invasion of Eastern Europe, and especially its sudden withdrawal from Hungary in 1242 CE, has generated much speculation and an array of controversial theories. None of them, however,...
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The sons of Eadmund Ironside, Anglo-Saxon king at the court of Saint Stephen
Eadmund Ironside died shortly after his agreement with Canute, King of Denmark, deciding the boundaries of his realm. His decease took place on 30th November 1016.
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Dynastic Intrigues and Domestic Realities during the Reigns of Andrew I and...
In the mid-1030s, the cousin of King Stephen I of Hungary, Prince Vazul (the son of Michael, the younger brother of Geza, Stephen's father) conspired to assassinate the elderly and ailing king.
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Matthias Corvinus and Charles the Bold
The paper investigates the diplomatic relations of Matthias Corvinus with the Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, focusing on the 1460s and ‘70s.
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Climate of Doubt: A re-evaluation of Büntgen and Di Cosmo’s environmental...
Büntgen and Di Cosmo’s recent article in Scientific Reports attempts to tackle an important historical mystery (the abrupt Mongol withdrawal from medieval Hungary). We agree with their underlying...
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Escaping the Mongols: A Survivor’s Account from the 13th century
In the year 1241, a Mongol army invaded eastern Europe, ravaging Poland, Hungary, Croatia and Romania.
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From magical pots to horse skulls and sacrificed dogs: ritual deposits at...
Were they building sacrifices or part of fertility rituals? Can they be seen as remains of "heathen" belief systems, or do they mirror superstitions of medieval folk Christianity - or witchcraft? Can...
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Hungary’s Castle Defense Strategy in the Aftermath of the Mongol Invasion...
Following the Mongol withdrawal from Europe in 1242, there was a flurry of castle-building in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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