Medieval History

Course Texts:

C. Warren Hollister and Judith M. Bennett Medieval Europe: A Short History, 10th ed.

C. Warren Hollister, et. al. Medieval Europe: A Short Sourcebook

Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose (Study guide at Cleveland State Univ. Dr. Earl Anderson)

Optional Course Texts:

Adele J. Haft, Jane G. White and Robert J. White, The Key to “The Name of the Rose,”

Mary Lynn Rampola, A Pocket Guide to Writing in History

Lab Assignments on Blackboard

  • Medieval Music in 6 minutes(NPR)

    Readings

  • Leaves of Gold
  • Reading About the World, Vol. I
  • EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe
  • The Internet Classics Archive at MIT
  • Internet Medieval Sourcebook

    • Other Courses

  • St. John's College
  • Great Books Program (Mercer U.)
  • Exploring Ancient World Cultures (The University of Evansville)
  • World Civilizations (Washington State University)
  • Electric Renaissance (Boise State University)
  • Medieval and World History Lectures (Lynn Nelson)

    • Rome

  • Roman Law

    • Medieval

    General Sources

  • Internet Medieval Sourcebook
  • St. Augustine
  • Labyrinth-Medieval Studies
  • Medieval Resources
  • A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Theory
  • Gregorian Chant

    • Christianity

  • From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians (PBS)
  • Nicene Creed
  • Gelasius I
  • Origen On Classical Learning
  • Jerome On Classical Literature
    • Monasticism
  • The Rule of St. Benedict, c.530
  • The Order of St. Benedict

    Byzantium

  • Byzantine Studies Page

    Islam

  • Islam (Medieval Source Book)

    Germans

  • Tacitus: Germania
  • Leo I and Attila
  • Gildas Concerning the Ruin of Britain
  • The Law of the Salian Franks
  • Gregory of Tours: On Clovis

    • Carolingians

  • Annals of Lorsch
  • Einhard: Life of Charlemagne
  • The Donation of Constantine
  • Capitulary of the Missi (802)
  • Summons to Army c.804-11

    • Feudalism

  • "Feudal" Oaths of Fidelity
  • Feudal Obligations, 1020
  • Peace of God
  • Truce of God

    • Manorialism

  • Description of Manor House at Chingford, Essex, 1265
  • Domesday Book: Hecham, 1086

    • Rise of Towns and the Commercial Revolution of the Middle Ages

  • Tables on Population in Medieval Europe
  • Reginald of Durham: Life of St. Goderic [12th Cent]
  • Medieval Sourcebook: Southampton Guild Organization, 14th Century
  • Urban Privileges: Charter of Lorris 1155

    • Medieval Church

  • Leo I: The Petrine Doctrine [r.440-461]
  • Medieval Sourcebook: Foundation Charter of Cluny, 910
  • Fourth Lateran Council: Canon 3 on Heresy 1215
  • The Rule of the Franciscan Order
  • THOMAS OF CELANO FIRST AND SECOND LIVES OF SAINT FRANCIS
  • Bernard Gui: Inquisitorial Technique (c.1307-1323)
    • Investiture Controversy
  • Dictatus Papae 1090
  • Henry IV: Letter to Gregory VII, Jan 24 1076
  • Gregory VII: First Deposition and Banning of Henry IV (Feb 22, 1076)
  • Ban on Lay Investitures, 1078
  • Gregory VII: Second Banning and Dethronement of Henry IV (March 7, 1080)
  • The Concordat of Worms 1122
    • Crusades
  • Urban II: Speech at Council of Clermont, 1095(Fulcher of Chartres)
  • Urban II: Speech at Council of Clermont, 1095(Robert the Monk)
  • Ekkehard of Aurach: On the Opening of the First Crusade
  • Fulk of Chartres: The Capture of Jerusalem, 1099
  • Anna Comnena: The Bad Manners of A Crusading Prince
  • Geoffrey de Villehardouin Memoirs or Chronicle of The Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of Constantinople
  • Nicetas Choniates: The Sack of Constantinople (1204)
  • Innocent III: Summons to A Crusade, 1215
    • Becket
  • Thomas Becket Webpage (Scott McLetchie)
  • Becket, The Church and Henry II (BBC)
  • Henry II
  • Canterbury Cathedral
  • Peter of Blois: Description of Henry II
  • Edward Grim: The Murder of Thomas Becket

    Medieval Architecture

  • Amiens Cathedral Web site

    Medieval Universities

  • Robert de Courçon: Statutes for the University of Paris, 1215
  • Statutes of Gregory IX for the University of Paris 1231
  • Jacques de Vitry: Life of the Students at Paris
  • THOMAS AQUINAS: SUMMA THEOLOGIAE
  • Peter Abelard: Historia Calamitatum
  • ANSELM ON GOD'S EXISTENCE

    • The Hundred Years War & Joan of Arc

  • Jean Froissart: On The Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
  • Johan Nider: on Joan of Arc

    • Late Medieval Papacy and Conciliarim

  • Boniface VIII, Clericos Laicos, 1296
  • Unam Sanctam
  • The Great Schism: Manifesto of the Revolting Cardinals, 1378
  • The Great Schism: University of Paris and the Schism, 1393
  • Council of Constance: Sacrosancta, 1415
  • Council of Constance: Frequens, 1417
  • Council of Constance: List of Abuses 1417
  • Pius II: The Decree Excecrabilis 1459

    • The Black Death

  • Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe
  • Plague Links
  • The Black Death (Boise State U.)
  • The Great Famine and Black Death (Lynn Nelson)
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