A Sunken City and A Human Age
The recent viral story about the discovery of a sunken medieval city is an opportunity to tell a better story
The Coming Dark Ages
A bleak job report doesn't bode well for the future study of medieval Europe
Cats didn't cause the Black Death
c'mon people
Defining Historical Scholarship
The American Historical Association has "broadened" the definition and is getting it right
Remembering a Carolingian Queen
Charlemagne and Fastrada: A new discovery changes how we think about queens, kings, and the medieval European past
Twitter was Good for History
A brief response about Twitter (RIP), History, and Historians
Leonardo da Vinci was not Jewish
Speculation needs to be reported as speculation, not as fact
Join us on Notes
A new place to connect
A Rainbow Connection Longing for Blood
Using the European Middle Ages for Murder
The Zombie Dark Ages Myth
We can't defend the humanities or freedom to learn without better history
Medievalists Love Ted Lasso
(Matt and David do anyway)
There is No Public History, No Public Middle Ages
We need more lumping, less splitting
Video Games and Medieval History: Here We Go Again
The producer of Final Fantasy XVI defends an all white fantasy game by citing "medieval history." This is, of course, bullshit.
Medieval Donuts
Happy Pączki Day, everyone
The Bright Ages in Blacksburg (and online)
getting the band back together
Turkey Leg Medievalism
In olden times, a grand table was always set for battle
"Western Civilization" as Dog Whistle
yeah, that phrase still has a pretty racist history
A Neo-Medieval War on Universities
Administrators should learn from history and be a part of the university, not apart from the university
An Interactive Medieval Map from the British Library
this is just really cool
The Once and Future (Medieval) Sex
A Conversation with Dr. Eleanor Janega about her great new book
How we talk about the weather
When the National Weather Service says "Once in 1000 years," do they mean the Middle Ages?
Oathkeepers and Oathbreakers
Another Milestone, another book giveaway, and a taste of what's on the horizon
Matt and David go to the movies
Matt would destroy the time machine; David is nicer
Pope Benedict XVI and Pope St. Celestine V
On papal retirement; also, on timely public writing
#Receptiogate
plagiarism, stock photos, and maybe a whole fake research institute
PAPERBACK GIVEAWAY! - THE BRIGHT AGES
A thank you to our first subscribers
"Middle Ages Modern"
That chain mail chair is a fairy tale, not medieval Europe
The European Middle Ages in Japanese Video Games
Why Europe? It's not (quite) Tolkien
The Bright Ages (Now in Paperback)
A knowable medieval Europe
Which medieval Jewish stories must we tell?
Recent studies of Jewish bodies emphasize violence, and in this era of rising antisemitism that feels important. But is it also too limiting, making our whole history of these people a story of loss?
Vox Populi, Vox Dei
Elon Musk, Donald Trump, an 8th-century Monk named Alcuin, and the importance of historical context.
Republicans in Virginia Are Going Back to the Dark Ages
This isn’t medieval history; it’s a manifesto.
Welcome to Modern Medieval
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