Medieval

Recent excavations at Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen have revealed 30 burials from the medieval Dominican (Black) friary as well as hints at remains of the buildings. This talk will present the latest evidence from this site and look at the other excavated medieval friaries, Franciscan (Grey) and Carmelite (white). [...]

What do we mean as we say that 'During the Middle Ages Roman Law became the shared common law of Europe'? [...]

Recent scholarship may show that there is more methodology to the medicines of medieval practitioners and further inquiry may show that their medicines were more than just placebos or palliative aids but actual antibiotics being used long before the advent of modern infection control. [...]

This article examines a number of short narratives from the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries which relate to the activities of Cnut as king of England. [...]