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Medieval History

  • The spread of Islam in West Asia owes more to mixed marriages than forced conversions

    The spread of Islam in West Asia owes more to mixed marriages than forced conversions

    Christian C Sahner, Aeon
    · Dec 26, 2019 · 09:30 pm
  • Is it really 2018? The evidence suggests otherwise

    Is it really 2018? The evidence suggests otherwise

    Charles C. Rozier, The Conversation
    · Apr 05, 2018 · 08:30 pm
  • How Lahore came to claim the rebellious and gifted Mughal princess Zeb-un-Nisa as its own

    How Lahore came to claim the rebellious and gifted Mughal princess Zeb-un-Nisa as its own

    Haroon Khalid
    · Aug 11, 2017 · 05:30 pm
  • Archaeological finds prove that fear of the walking dead was very real to medieval minds

    Archaeological finds prove that fear of the walking dead was very real to medieval minds

    Alyxandra Mattison, The Conversation
    · Apr 16, 2017 · 11:30 pm
  • ‘Battle of the Bastards’ in ‘GoT’ is not the first time the screen has gone medieval

    ‘Battle of the Bastards’ in ‘GoT’ is not the first time the screen has gone medieval

    James Clark, The Conversation
    · Jun 25, 2016 · 10:00 am
  • Why medievalists should stop talking about ‘Game of Thrones’: its brutal violence is very modern

    Why medievalists should stop talking about ‘Game of Thrones’: its brutal violence is very modern

    Philippa Byrne, The Conversation
    · Jun 19, 2016 · 01:30 pm