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Morgan’s powers fall under two key branches of natural philosophy: the science of medicine, and the science of necromancy according to physics.
Moscow’s framing of its enemies as ‘Anglo-Saxon’ follows a strategy of misusing history to justify the invasion of Ukraine.
Women’s work may not have been glamorous, but it was vital to the workings of the pope’s court and surrounding city.
Emperor Augustus’ scheme for retired soldiers paid a decent sum after 25 years, so retirement age could be as young as 42 while they were still strong and healthy.
The show brings the experiences, stories and voices of women from the distant past to life.
King Cnut has the dubious honour of being the first person recorded in English history to have been disturbed by something frustratingly urgent just as he was about to enjoy a bath.
Only five witches were executed in Wales, while thousands were sentenced to death in Scotland and England.
While the wider literature tells us that medieval women were silent and passive, their letters and embroideries tell a different story.
Your doctor’s MD emerged from the Dark Ages, where practicing rational “human medicine” was seen as an expression of faith and maintaining one’s health a religious duty.
Snails were recognised in medieval times for their unusual strength, given that they were able to carry their home on their back.
Medieval monks recorded hundreds of lunar eclipses. Centuries later, their descriptions are helping scientists unravel the role of volcanoes in historical climate change.
Medieval manuscripts are littered with images of cats – sharing their owner’s dinner, keeping them company, and even cosplaying as nuns.
Despite being cloistered in relative luxury, the holy men suffered from worms far more frequently than the general population.
The Black Death is believed to have been the most devastating pandemic in Europe’s history. Now paleoecologists and historians have cast doubt on how bad it was.
The hero of The Green Knight, played brilliantly by Dev Patel, is flawed and less than honorable. The film is a deliberately unromantic exploration of the world of King Arthur and his court.
During the European Middle Ages, parts of the world experienced warming similar to that between 1960 to 1990. But the rising temperatures we’re observing now are global and exceed the past record.
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PhD Candidate, Medieval Literature, Bangor University
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Sessional Academic in English Literature, Macquarie University
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Node Leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Biogeography, Node & Stream Leader for ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, University of Technology Sydney; Australian Museum
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Associate Professor of History, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of Human Ecology, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
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Senior Curator of Geosciences, Museums Victoria Research Institute; Monash University
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Visiting Professor of Social Inequities and Injustice, Loughborough University
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Senior Lecturer in Medieval History, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Senior Research Fellow, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge
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Professor, Environmental History and Historical Epidemiology, Georgetown University
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Researcher, Palaeobotany, Sapienza University of Rome
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PhD Candidate, Languages and Literature, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of English, University of Surrey