Medieval

The Battle of Arsuf: Success of Medieval Logist...

The Third Crusade of 1189-1192 and more specifically, that of the battle of Arsuf in 1191, exemplified the strategic use of medieval logistics that resulted in battlefield victories for the...

Decoding Divine Enterprise, Part Two: The Spiri...

Whilst the previous article on obedientiaries concerned the domestic affairs or, the bodily life of the community, the following article examines the intellectual and spiritual affairs of the community through...

Decoding Divine Enterprise Part Three: The Exte...

The majority of these obedientiaries were the custodes maneriorum and the almoner, or elemosinarius. Although not necessarily as prominent as the sacrist, chamberlain, or cellarer, the almoner appears within the...

Two Kingdoms of the Reconquista: A comparative ...

When studying crusading one must always consider the difference in culture between the warring factions, be it religious or social in nature, regardless of where the ‘crusade’ is taking place....

Decoding Divine Enterprise Part 1: The Domestic...

The requirements of prayer, meditation, discipline, duty, and work which were imparted through the practical and theological wisdom of St. Benedict (480-543) within his Rule were why the function of...

‘In Southwerk at The Tabard as I lay': Pub Cult...

The medieval pub The medieval pub Twelfth Century Bishop of Chartres, John of Salisbury, once wrote that the extortionate drinking habits of the English were such that it had made...