The Middle Ages

Lordship, State Formation and Local Authority in Late Medieval and Early Modern England wins Joan Thirsk Memorial Prize

Spike Gibbs' book, Lordship, State Formation and Local Authority in Late Medieval and Early Modern England has jointly won the Joan Thirsk Memorial Prize 2024. The prize is awarded annually by the British Agricultural History Society for the best book in British or Irish rural or agrarian history. For more information about the prize, please visit: https://www.bahs.org.uk/ThirskPrize.html.

Call for Papers: “Neues aus dem Mittelalter”

The Institute for Franconian-Palatinate History and Regional Studies at Heidelberg University as well as the Institute of History at the University of Mannheim are organising the “Werkstattgespräche – Neues aus dem Mittelalter” in Heidelberg for the twelth time. The two-day event on 26 and 27 September offers a platform for the presentation and discussion of current research in the field of medieval history. If you are interested, you can find all further information concerning application and programme on the H-SOZ-KULT website.

We look forward to seeing you!

New Research on Medieval Economic History

The Chair of Medieval History and the Junior Professorship of Medieval Economic History would like to invite you to the lectures of the research seminar “New Research on Medieval Economic History”. During the seminar, researchers from USA, UK, Spain and Germany will present their results and topics for discussion. For more information, please see the programme. We look forward to seeing you!

Report on the Workshop: 'Close Ties? The Economic Impacts of “Feudal” Lordship in the Middle Ages', 11.12.-13.12.2023

On 11.12.23 – 13.12.23 the Junior Professorship for the Economic History of the Middle Ages at Mannheim and the Chair for Medieval History at Graz jointly organised the workshop ‘Close Ties? The Economic Impacts of 'Feudal' Lordship in the Middle Ages’. The event brought together researchers from across Europe and the United States to discuss how lordship impacted on economies and societies throughout Eurasia through a range of thought-provoking papers. We also enjoyed a museum trip to see the SCHUM Jewish heritage sites in Speyer. We look forward to future collaborations stemming from this event and welcome any inquiries from researchers interested in this topic! – Dr. Alex Spike Gibbs

“We fear the return to darker times” – Interview with Annette Kehnel (Trends, 2023/11)

In the November issue of the Trends magazine, Dirk Vandenberghe interviews Annette Kehnel.

Annette Kehnel on the Boektopia Podcast (31.10.2023)

On the Podcast Annette Kehnel talks about the dutch release of her Book “Wir konnten auch anders” with Layla El-Dekmak.