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Mythology in the Middle Ages: Heroic Tales of Monsters, Magic, and Might

, 2011
Myths of gods, legends of battles, and folktales of magic abound in the heroic narratives of the Middle Ages. Mythology in the Middle Ages: Heroic Tales of Monsters, Magic, and Might describes how Medieval heroes were developed from a variety of source ...
Fee, Christopher R.
core  

De Stupro: First Insights on Rape and Its Prosecution in Maltese Courts (1701–10)

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article constitutes a first in‐depth investigation of rape and the prosecution of this crime in early eighteenth‐century Malta. The research, which is based on sixteen rape accusations claimed at the secular courts in Malta between 1701 and 1710, has analysed cases categorized as ‘simple rape’, ‘violent rape’ and rape committed under the ...
Vanessa Buhagiar
wiley   +1 more source

Uncovering a Medieval Pogrom: Genetic History of a Jewish Community in Catalonia (Spain). [PDF]

Genes (Basel)
Pallarés-Viña L, Cuesta-Aguirre DR, Campoy-Caballero MR, Armentano N, Colet A, Malgosa A, Santos C.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Queen Anne's Wardrobe: Fashion, Sartorial Politics, and the Representational Strategies of the Last Stuart Queen

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The final Stuart monarch, Queen Anne, has often been overlooked in studies of visual and material culture, particularly of fashion and dress. This article is the first to undertake a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the wardrobe accounts of Queen Anne, situating her consumption within the context of the eighteenth‐century fashion ...
Sarah A. Bendall
wiley   +1 more source

High-resolution present-day Y-chromosome phylogeny refines golden horde lineage placement. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Zhabagin M, Sabitov Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

From politics to economics: The investigation of the determinants of local administrative hierarchy in the Tang–Song transition

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 39-78, March 2025.
Abstract This study collects original data to examine the determinants of classification criteria of county hierarchy and its rank variations during the Tang–Song period. The results reveal that the county hierarchy was affected by both economic and political situations, with more emphasis on politics in Tang and economics in Song.
Nan Li, Heqi Cai
wiley   +1 more source

Ancient DNA reveals 4000 years of grapevine diversity, viticulture and clonal propagation in France. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Noraz R, Chauvey L, Wagner S, Estrada O, Wales N, Bonnaire E, Cabanis M, Derreumaux M, Figueiral I, Hallavant C, Marinval P, Matterne V, Ros J, Rovira N, Tillier M, Bovagne M, Chausserie-Laprée J, Nicolas C, Daveau I, Delassus D, Gailledrat E, Ginouvez O, Houix B, Jung C, Kuchler P, Leroux L, Macario R, Marlière E, Pasqualini M, Piques G, Pomaredes H, Robert J, Roms C, Roth-Zehner M, Scrinzi M, Taras-Thomas M, Torres Costa J, Besnard G, Terral JF, Bacilieri R, Bouby L, Orlando L.   +41 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Rise of the south: How Arab‐led maritime trade transformed China, 671–1371 CE

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 3-38, March 2025.
Abstract China's center of socioeconomic activities was in the North prior to the Tang dynasty but is in the South today. We demonstrate that Arab and Persian Muslim traders triggered that transition when they came to China in the late seventh century, by lifting maritime trade along the South Coast and re‐creating the South.
Zhiwu Chen, Zhan Lin, Kaixiang Peng
wiley   +1 more source

Cortical Bone Loss in Barcelona Across Time (1st Century CE-18th Century CE) and Its Potential Relationship With Linear Enamel Hypoplasia. [PDF]

Am J Biol Anthropol
Cevallos A, Tarragó A, Rissech C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Rulers on the road: Itinerant rule in the Holy Roman Empire, AD 919–1519

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Itinerant rule, rule exercised through traveling, was a common yet insufficiently researched, premodern form of governance. Studying the determinants of ruler itineraries in the Holy Roman Empire, AD 919–1519, we argue that rulers' visits targeted “marginal” elites.
Carl Müller‐Crepon, Clara Neupert‐Wentz, Andrej Kokkonen, Jørgen Møller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source