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Village: "Les Baux de Provence". There is a castle ruin to be seen.
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A Manuscript by Jakob Haas, dating to 1237. It is written in Latin and completely crossed out.
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A Manuscript laid out on a table.
Credit: Stephan Köhler

The Middle Ages

Chair of Medieval History

The Chair of Medieval History focuses on the history of Europe in the period between 500 and 1500. We work on questions concerning the cultural and economic history of the Middle Ages in an international comparative perspective. On these pages you will find information about our team and our main research areas. Thank you for your interest.

The chair is held byProf. Dr. Annette Kehnel, who is currently substituted by PD Dr. Julia Bruch.
 

Current News

Bücher, die auf der Shortlist stehen
Credit: Natalie Thorpe
The Green Ages on the shortlist for the Schlegel-Tieck Prize

Gesche Ipsen has been shortlisted with her translation of Annette Kehnel's book “Wir konnten auch anders” for the Schlegel-Tieck Prize. This prize is awarded for translations of German books into English.
Gruppenbild des WISO, Wien vor einer geöffneten Tür
Credit: Verena Weller
Dr. des. Verena Weller in Vienna

In the winter semester of 2025, Dr. des. Verena Weller will be a guest researcher at WISO (Institute for Economic and Social History) at the University of Vienna.

Program of the Forschungsseminar, at the top an image of Mannheim Palace, underneath the titles of Presentations
Credit: Anna Logue
New Research in Medieval and Early Modern History

The chairs of medieval and of late medieval and early modern history would like to invite you to the research seminar: “Aktuelle Forschungen zu Mittelalter und früher Neuzeit”. During the seminar, researchers from Canada, France, Switzerland, Austria and Germany will present their research findings and topics for discussion. 
Program of the workshop
Workshop “German Influence in the Medieval Period”

From 19 to 21 May, the workshop German Influence in the Medieval Period took place in cooperation with the Universities of Heidelberg and Cambridge. For further information, please see the programme or the DAAD Cambridge website.
Visiting Professorship 2025: PD Dr Julia Bruch substitutes for Dr Alex Spike Gibbs

We are very pleased to welcome PD Dr Julia Bruch as a visiting professor and substitute for Dr Alex Spike Gibbs in the spring semester 2025! She will enrich the next semesters at the University of Mannheim with her knowledge of medieval history. Her expertise lies primarily in cultural and economic history issues and key topics.

Potrait von Prof. Annette Kehnel vor einem Bücherregal.
‘The Green Ages’, the English translation of ‘Wir konnten auch anders’ has attracted a great deal of interest.

Here's a podcast with Grok's science lessons, Berkley University, California.

Listen to the past!
Cover of the Book The Green Ages
New review of Annette Kehnel's book: “The Green Ages” by Seb Falk (18.10.2024)

Seb Falk reviews the book “The Green Ages” by Annette Kehnel in the Times Literary Supplement issue of 18 October 2024.
Group Photo of the team
Workshop: “German Influence in the Medieval Period” in Cooperation with the Universities of Heidelberg and Cambridge

The workshop German Influence in the Medieval Period has taken place in Mannheim in cooperation with the Universities of Heidelberg and Cambridge on the 24th and 25th of October last year. 
Titel des Podcast vor einem mittelalterlichen Gemälde
Credit: The Middle Ages Podcast
Annette Kehnel in conversation with Danièle Cybulskie.

Annette Kehnel talks to Danièle Cybulskie in  ‘The Medieval Podcast’ about her book: The Green Ages, which was recently published in english.
2 men threshing sheaf, 14th century painting
Credit: Wikimedia Commons
New article by Alex Spike Gibbs: (In-kind) Wages and labour relations in the Middle Ages (01.10.2024)

Alex Spike Gibbs writes about in-kind wages in medieval England and the later transition to money wages. The article is available in Open Access.

Book Cover
Annette Kehnel in conversation with Jana Byars

In this podcast episode, Annette Kehnel talks to Jana Byars about her book The Green Ages, which was recently published in English-speaking countries.
Team

People and office hours

Handwriting from the middle ages
Credit: Stadtarchiv Bozen, Obermair 547
Research

Projects and publications

Students sitting around a table, viewing a presentation, that can not be seen.
Credit: A. Kehnel
Teaching

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A Handwritten document by Jakob Haas, written in 1237 in Latin. Much of the Text is crossed out.
Credit: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Haas
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