Medieval History
The plague that decimated Europe's population in the 14th century provided plenty of support for the notion of a higher power ? and a lower one. God's wrath and the devil's malice seemed plausible explanations for such widespread loss of life.
In Black Death, director Christopher Smith uses desperation-fueled religious fervor to examine the relationship between fear and faith. Of course he also uses it to inspire some truly gory battles and cringeworthy punishments; here, "going medieval" on your enemies isn't just a figure of speech.
Click here to read this review from NPR
Click here to see our page on the film Black Death
- Black Death Study Lets Rats Off The Hook
Rats weren't the carriers of the plague after all. A study by an archaeologist looking at the ravages of the Black Death in London, in late 1348 and 1349, has exonerated the most famous animal villains in history. "The evidence just isn't there...
- 'black Death' Director Christopher Smith Talks About Making His Medieval Horror Movie (and Not Making 'pride And Prejudice And Zombies')
You know those medieval-set films in which every golden-hued vista seems to have been shot by the British Tourist Board and the characters all appear to use copious amounts of ye olde hair conditioner? Well, Black Death is a far more gruesome and unhygienic-looking...
- Black Death Came From China, Study Finds
An international team of scientists have concluded that the plague known as the Black Death originated in China over 2600 years ago. In the article, ?Yersinia pestis genome sequencing identifies patterns of global phylogenetic diversity?, which was published...
- Black Death - Trailer For The Film To Be Released This Month
Black Death is a supernatural thriller set in 1348 as the plague sweeps through England. Osmund, a young monk, is tasked with leading the feared knight Ulrich and his band of mercenaries to a remote marshland village which has remained untouched by the...
- Plague And Famine: An Interdisciplinary View
Plague and Famine: An Interdisciplinary View I am organizing a session for the 45th International Congress on Medieval Studies to be held from May 13-16, 2010 at Western Michigan University at Kalamazoo on the relationship between plague and famine. Famines...
Medieval History
A 'Black Death' Saga With More Than One Plague
The plague that decimated Europe's population in the 14th century provided plenty of support for the notion of a higher power ? and a lower one. God's wrath and the devil's malice seemed plausible explanations for such widespread loss of life.
In Black Death, director Christopher Smith uses desperation-fueled religious fervor to examine the relationship between fear and faith. Of course he also uses it to inspire some truly gory battles and cringeworthy punishments; here, "going medieval" on your enemies isn't just a figure of speech.
Click here to read this review from NPR
Click here to see our page on the film Black Death
- Black Death Study Lets Rats Off The Hook
Rats weren't the carriers of the plague after all. A study by an archaeologist looking at the ravages of the Black Death in London, in late 1348 and 1349, has exonerated the most famous animal villains in history. "The evidence just isn't there...
- 'black Death' Director Christopher Smith Talks About Making His Medieval Horror Movie (and Not Making 'pride And Prejudice And Zombies')
You know those medieval-set films in which every golden-hued vista seems to have been shot by the British Tourist Board and the characters all appear to use copious amounts of ye olde hair conditioner? Well, Black Death is a far more gruesome and unhygienic-looking...
- Black Death Came From China, Study Finds
An international team of scientists have concluded that the plague known as the Black Death originated in China over 2600 years ago. In the article, ?Yersinia pestis genome sequencing identifies patterns of global phylogenetic diversity?, which was published...
- Black Death - Trailer For The Film To Be Released This Month
Black Death is a supernatural thriller set in 1348 as the plague sweeps through England. Osmund, a young monk, is tasked with leading the feared knight Ulrich and his band of mercenaries to a remote marshland village which has remained untouched by the...
- Plague And Famine: An Interdisciplinary View
Plague and Famine: An Interdisciplinary View I am organizing a session for the 45th International Congress on Medieval Studies to be held from May 13-16, 2010 at Western Michigan University at Kalamazoo on the relationship between plague and famine. Famines...