Medieval History
What was Wales?s involvement in the Crusades and what role did Welsh soldiers play in the campaign to halt Islamic expansion into Jerusalem? How did Welsh participation in the Crusades help cement English control over Wales?
Wales and the Crusades by Kathryn Hurlock is a new title, published by the University of Wales Press, which looks at the impact of the Crusades on Medieval Wales and what forces and reasons lay behind its participation in the doomed campaign.
Hurlock also considers why Welsh lords and their armies took part in the Crusades, supported military orders, and wrote about events in the Holy Land, despite then being perceived as religiously and culturally underdeveloped compared with the rest of Britain and Europe.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
- More Religion And Less Sentiment At Christmas In Medieval Wales
Our assumptions about the celebration of Christmas are shattered when we turn back the clock to medieval Wales, argues Dr Madeleine Gray, reader in history at the University of Wales, Newport You would expect a traditional medieval Welsh Christmas to...
- How Did The Baltic Crusades Shape European Society As We Know It Today?
A new University of Reading led study aims to investigate the environmental and cultural impact of the Baltic Crusades and its role in shaping modern Europe. Whilst the Crusades are famously associated with European attempts to recover the Holy Land,...
- Acre, Crusades Get Spotlight In International History Conference
The city of Amsterdam played host to the 21st International Congress on Historical Sciences last month, bringing hundreds of historians together from a wide range of areas. Medievalists were well-represented with over a dozen papers dedicated to the crusades...
- Medieval Document Reveals New Insights Into A 13th Century Welsh Uprising
A recent article has shed new light into a Welsh rebellion against English king Edward I in 1294-5. It reveals the only surviving document issued by one of the Welsh leaders during the revolt. "The Penmachno Letter Patent and the Welsh Uprising of 1294-95"...
- Early Medieval Metalwork From Wales
Brigham Young University offers hundreds of varied language courses that are difficult to find even at the largest universities - including Welsh language courses, taught by the venerable Tom Taylor. As a hopeless lover of all things British, medieval,...
Medieval History
Wales and the Crusades
What was Wales?s involvement in the Crusades and what role did Welsh soldiers play in the campaign to halt Islamic expansion into Jerusalem? How did Welsh participation in the Crusades help cement English control over Wales?
Wales and the Crusades by Kathryn Hurlock is a new title, published by the University of Wales Press, which looks at the impact of the Crusades on Medieval Wales and what forces and reasons lay behind its participation in the doomed campaign.
Hurlock also considers why Welsh lords and their armies took part in the Crusades, supported military orders, and wrote about events in the Holy Land, despite then being perceived as religiously and culturally underdeveloped compared with the rest of Britain and Europe.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
- More Religion And Less Sentiment At Christmas In Medieval Wales
Our assumptions about the celebration of Christmas are shattered when we turn back the clock to medieval Wales, argues Dr Madeleine Gray, reader in history at the University of Wales, Newport You would expect a traditional medieval Welsh Christmas to...
- How Did The Baltic Crusades Shape European Society As We Know It Today?
A new University of Reading led study aims to investigate the environmental and cultural impact of the Baltic Crusades and its role in shaping modern Europe. Whilst the Crusades are famously associated with European attempts to recover the Holy Land,...
- Acre, Crusades Get Spotlight In International History Conference
The city of Amsterdam played host to the 21st International Congress on Historical Sciences last month, bringing hundreds of historians together from a wide range of areas. Medievalists were well-represented with over a dozen papers dedicated to the crusades...
- Medieval Document Reveals New Insights Into A 13th Century Welsh Uprising
A recent article has shed new light into a Welsh rebellion against English king Edward I in 1294-5. It reveals the only surviving document issued by one of the Welsh leaders during the revolt. "The Penmachno Letter Patent and the Welsh Uprising of 1294-95"...
- Early Medieval Metalwork From Wales
Brigham Young University offers hundreds of varied language courses that are difficult to find even at the largest universities - including Welsh language courses, taught by the venerable Tom Taylor. As a hopeless lover of all things British, medieval,...