medieval

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Scientists get to the root of ancient case of sour grapes

17 Dec 2009

Scientists in Cambridge have discovered that a lowly grape variety grown by peasants, but despised by noblemen, during the Middle Ages was the mother...

Map of test pits from the Willingham dig

Willingham Dig unveils village history

13 Oct 2009

Archaeological finds from thousands of years ago have been uncovered in a Cambridge village in an event which was part of the celebrations of the...

Dragonsblood: the alchemy of paint

01 Sep 2009

Through his exploration of the science of art, the recipes of medieval artists and the writings of alchemists, art conservation scientist Spike...

Treasures of the genizah

01 Sep 2009

How did an Egyptian storeroom come to hold a thousand years worth of manuscript fragments and why are they one of the greatest literary treasures...

Tales of Vikings and Irish, clerics and kings

01 May 2009

Máire Ní Mhaonaigh is unravelling legends within gems of literature surviving from medieval Ireland.

From beyond the grave

01 May 2009

Tracing popular beliefs from medieval to early modern times is highlighting the durability of debates about the dead.

Rethinking eccentricity

01 May 2009

Miranda Gill traces shifting 19th-century perceptions of eccentricity, from its association with the intoxicating lure of modernity and fashion to...

Vikings offered early lessons in effective immigration

13 Mar 2009

New evidence which reveals how the Vikings successfully blended into British and Irish culture long before they were consigned to history as barbaric...