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Middle Ages Timeline
Before class, spend a few minutes reviewing the British Invasions timeline. This interactive timeline will introduce you to the Anglo Saxon period and give you a clearer sense of Britain’s place in the...
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Sutton Hoo Artifacts
Sixty years ago the faint outlines of a ship were found in a burial mound being excavated in southeast England. The mound was of the type described by Tacitus in his Germania: In their funerals there...
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Medieval Hierarchies
The High Middle Ages was a period governed by hierarchies. Living in times of political instability, violent epidemics, and wars at home and abroad, medieval men and women sought certainty and order....
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Life and Death in Christian Europe
Through a period defined by social and political change, the Church provided a surprising continuity to the religious and cultural life of medieval Europe. It was the “catholic” or universal Church...
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The Televangelists Tale
At the end of the Pardoner's portrait in the “General Prologue,” Chaucer calls him a “noble ecclesiaste.” Whatever else readers think of him, most surely recognize the personality of an impressive...
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Women in the Middle Ages
Margery Kempe and the Wife of Bath are far from typical women for their time; however, to understand how each stands apart from the assumptions and expectations about gender most medieval readers...
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Margery Kempe, Then & Now
Sarah Standbury’s site at Holy Cross helps illustrate the importance of Margery Kempe’s achievement as a believer, as a woman, and as an author: Margery Kempe’s spiritual biography is often called the...
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UNIT 1: The Middle Ages
The Middle Ages has often been seen as a transitional period between the golden age of ancient Rome and the rebirth, or renaissance, of learning and the arts in Europe in the 15th or 16th century....
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