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Kriston R. Rennie

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Associate Professor in Medieval History, The University of Queensland

A low aerial view of Monte Cassino Abbey, south-east of Rome, after the February 1944 bombing. (Wikimedia Commons/The Imperial War Museum)

August 4, 2020

Second World War fight to protect Monte Cassino Abbey was a battle over Europe’s history

Kriston R. Rennie, The University of Queensland

In 1944, the former archbishop of Canterbury mounted a case to preserve the Italian abbey, renowned for centuries for scholarship and devotion, but Allied forces had just destroyed it.

The squares of medieval European cities bore witness to the reopening of economies after plagues. (Shutterstock)

May 6, 2020

Medieval Europe’s waves of plague also required an economic action plan

Kriston R. Rennie, The University of Queensland

The cities of Europe have experienced disease outbreaks for centuries, but they were able to bounce back using quarantine, economic stimulus and patience. Not all were successful.

The Black Death inspired medieval writers to document their era of plague. Their anxieties and fears are starkly reminiscent of our own even if their solutions differ. (Shutterstock)

March 31, 2020

How medieval writers struggled to make sense of the Black Death

Kriston R. Rennie, The University of Queensland

During the Black Death of the 1300s, medieval writers struggled to make sense of the disease just as we are now during the COVID-19 pandemic

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