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Remembering a Carolingian Queen
May 4, 2023
Charlemagne and Fastrada: A new discovery changes how we think about queens, kings, and the medieval European past
Twitter was Good for History
April 23, 2023
A brief response about Twitter (RIP), History, and Historians
Leonardo da Vinci was not Jewish
April 16, 2023
Speculation needs to be reported as speculation, not as fact
Join us on Notes
April 13, 2023
A new place to connect
A Rainbow Connection Longing for Blood
March 30, 2023
Using the European Middle Ages for Murder
The Zombie Dark Ages Myth
March 26, 2023
We can't defend the humanities or freedom to learn without better history
Medievalists Love Ted Lasso
March 15, 2023
(Matt and David do anyway)
There is No Public History, No Public Middle Ages
March 9, 2023
We need more lumping, less splitting
Video Games and Medieval History: Here We Go Again
March 2, 2023
The producer of Final Fantasy XVI defends an all white fantasy game by citing "medieval history." This is, of course, bullshit.
Medieval Donuts
February 21, 2023
Happy Pączki Day, everyone
The Bright Ages in Blacksburg (and online)
February 15, 2023
getting the band back together
Turkey Leg Medievalism
February 10, 2023
In olden times, a grand table was always set for battle
"Western Civilization" as Dog Whistle
February 1, 2023
yeah, that phrase still has a pretty racist history
A Neo-Medieval War on Universities
January 26, 2023
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
January 24, 2023
this is just really cool
The Once and Future (Medieval) Sex
January 20, 2023
A Conversation with Dr. Eleanor Janega about her great new book
How we talk about the weather
January 12, 2023
When the National Weather Service says "Once in 1000 years," do they mean the Middle Ages?
Oathkeepers and Oathbreakers
January 8, 2023
Another Milestone, another book giveaway, and a taste of what's on the horizon
Matt and David go to the movies
January 4, 2023
Matt would destroy the time machine; David is nicer
Pope Benedict XVI and Pope St. Celestine V
December 31, 2022
On papal retirement; also, on timely public writing
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