4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (651+ words) The Bayeux Tapestry has gone on public display at the British Museum. The opening has become a major cultural event, with enormous demand for tickets and extensive coverage across the British and international media. The exhibition opened to the public…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (419+ words) Conservation work is underway on part of Visby’s medieval city wall, one of the best-preserved medieval fortifications in northern Europe. Swedish heritage officials hope the work will help protect the nearly 800-year-old structure for centuries to come. The Swedish National…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (664+ words) Scientific analysis of a medieval silk garment preserved at Canterbury Cathedral has revealed that it was once decorated with gold. The discovery could also challenge the long-held belief that the luxury textile was produced in Spain, pointing instead to connections…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (734+ words) Medievalists.net What makes solving a crime in the Middle Ages so difficult—and why does that make medieval crime fiction so compelling? Anne McKendry explores how writers create detectives and mysteries in a world without modern policing or forensic…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (191+ words) Edited by Susanna Fein and David Raybin The 14th-century writer Geoffrey Chaucer included many episodes of “violence, victimhood, and overwhelming grief or loss” in his works. The nine papers in this collection explore how he presents these traumatic experiences and…...