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The Norwegians Land in Iceland 872 by Oscar Wergeland (1877).
Why We Love the Vikings
ancient Vikings
Rus Not Russia
The Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Rus not Russia
Cover of The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome: The History of a Dangerous Idea by Edward J. Watts.
Falling for the Fall of Rome
15th century painting of Christine de Pisan, QUeen Isabeau, and 7 other women
Medieval Women's Rights: Setting the Stage for Today
Engraving of Roman plague doctor, Schnabel c.1656.
Quarantino: Plague and the Origins of Social Distancing
Chinese manufactured goods, like this jar from the Ming dynasty, were highly desired trade items.
Borne by the Waves: The Ocean’s Role in Global Trade
A manuscript image of Pope Innocent IV excommunicating Emperor Frederick II at the Council of Lyon.
Medieval Public Relations Battles
Castilian ambassadors attempt to ally themselves with Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada.
The Iberian Realm of Islam
The Great Mosque of Djenne. This image illustrates the influence of Islam in the region and the building style of the region. Its origins are unknown but it shows the power of the emperors who built this structure that still stands today.
A New View of West African Empires
This is the third Strasbourg astronomical clock which is located in the Notre-Dame Cathedral and was built in 1843, the first clock was built 1352-1354.
Paleotechnic Machines in the Middle Ages
Scene from the 11th century Bayeaux Tapestry depicting Norman cavalry attacking Anglo-Saxon soldiers.
The Norman Conquest of England, 1066
Abubakar Shekau with other Boko Haram fighters.
All Politics is Local: Understanding Boko Haram
These false killer whales were part of an MSE in Flinders Bay, Australia, July of 1986.
Washed Ashore: Marine Mammals from Medieval Times to Today
The signing of the Magna Carta at Runnymede, as represented in a nineteenth-century engraving
The Magna Carta and Its Legacy
Last Supper By Simon Ushakov, 1685
Reverence and Relics: The Holy Dead in the Pre-Modern Christian World
marriage of Marguerite of Anjou and Henry VI in 1445
Power Behind the Throne: The Women of the War of the Roses
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio becomes Pope Francis in March 2013.
Two Popes and a Primate: The Changing Face of Global Christianity
The First Crusade: The Call from the East, by Peter Frankopan Book Cover.
Restoring the Origins of the First Crusade: A Medieval Chronicle Written in the Twenty-First Century
Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle that Made England, by Juliet Barker Little, Brown and Company book cover.
Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle that Made England
The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, which was constructed by the Umayyads in the 8th century.
Islamic Imperialism: A History
A Day in a Medieval City, by Chiara Frugoni Book Cover
A Day in a Medieval City
Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire, by Judith Herrin Book Cover
Byzantium for Dummies
Cover of A Tale of Two Monasteries: Westminster and Saint-Denis in the Thirteenth Century by William Chester Jordan.
To Serve God and the King?