Finland’s largest known Viking Age coin hoard has been discovered near Sysmä, with thousands of silver coins weighing about 4.5 kilograms.

A corrupt horse rises from a stable to the royal palace, winning the admiration of kings, clergy, and courtiers alike. Sonja Maurer-Dass tells us about Le Roman de Fauvel, one of the sharpest…

I forbindelse med anlæggelsen af en ny terrasse i en privat have i Rebild i Nordjylland blev der gjort et overraskende fund:

L’objectif de cette manifestation est d’interroger la ou les places ainsi que les modalités du stockage au sein de l’ensemble castral, à partir des vestiges conservés, des sources…

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Si la Hanse est souvent associée à l’histoire de l’Europe septentrionale et baltique, ce réseau de marchands et de villes d’Allemagne du Nord déploya également une activité croissante sur les …

Joëlle Rollo-Koster looks back on Feudal Society by Marc Bloch. The first in a series where she reviews some of the most important books in medieval studies.

Departement: Departement GeschiedenisRegime Voltijds Bepaal mee de toekomst – Universiteit Antwerpen De Universiteit Antwerpen is een dynamische, toekomstgerichte Europese universit…

Convent lending formed part of the everyday functioning of Vienna’s economy in the 15th century.

The Fryske Akademy and the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic (ASNC) at the University of Cambridge are offering a one-year postdoctoral fellowship. The postdoctoral fellow will be expecte…

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Closes: 1st June 2026 Are you an academic with proven abilities to carry out research and teaching in global medieval history? Do you have an established background in interdisciplinary global medi…

Medieval Scandinavia presents ten groundbreaking thematic studies of various aspects of the social and economic history of the three medieval Scandinavian kingdoms, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The…

To persuade creditors to lend, cities in the Low Countries relied on a community responsibility system that made all citizens personally liable for public debt. This exposed itinerant citizens to sig....

A cache of silver objects buried more than a thousand years ago has been uncovered along the banks of the Schlei in northern Germany, offering a glimpse into the economic and cultural networks of the…

Discover how medieval kings transformed their realms through a “fiscal revolution” that centralized control over coinage and taxation, reshaping the foundations of state power.

Research Fellow in Name-StudiesWould you like to join a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional team working on the Valor ecclesiasticus, the nationwide survey of Church property and income commissioned by Henry VIII? We are seeking to appoint a...

Medieval Political Economy November 5th-6th 2026 Department of Economic History, London School of Economics Centre for Late Antique and Medieval Studies, King’s College London Keynote: Profes…

Closes : 23rd February 2026 Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking a Lecturer in Medieval Studies to join our dynamic team within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Autu…

Leather shoes and a sock are among the headline medieval finds from the Molkenmarkt excavation in Berlin, alongside a small hoard of coins.

This lively piece blends the merriment of Christmas with the revelry of drinking, transporting us to the jubilant atmosphere of medieval feasts.

GIRO connects scholars working on financial history of the Middle Ages

The German Historical Institute London is seeking a Research Associate with a particular research interest in medieval history (with a focus on late medieval English history) for a part-t…

A nationwide survey commissioned by Henry VIII on the property and wealth of 16th century England and Wales is to be made publicly accessible for the first time. The survey, known as the Valor Ecclesi...

In this blog post Dr Sarah Dredge, Senior Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature at Sheffield Hallam University introduces the Women, Money and Markets (1600-1950) conference, 12-14 June 2023, whic...

Il commercio, il mercato del credito, le retribuzioni dei lavoratori risentono fortemente delle elaborazioni culturali prodotte nelle città medievali. Tra il XIII e il XV secolo, l’economia diventa…

Online workshop, Monday 1 December 2025 Our next online workshop will be held between 9am and 12 noon GMT on Monday 1 December 2025. We would like to hear papers and updates on current medieval fin…

The rise of cities in the European Middle Ages in different countries and cultures. Learn about the similarities of life and struggles of ordinary townsfolk, job opportunities, everyday lives and the…

GIRO connects scholars working on financial history of the Middle Ages

Monetary exchange alone was hardly at the base of any pre-industrial economy. What dominated were different combinations of exchange which included goods for goods, credit relations and payment in …

Medieval silver coins with shared designs show how Southeast Asia’s economies were connected across vast distances, offering new insights into trade, politics, and cultural interaction.

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This article looks at the late medieval hospitals of the kingdom of France at the end of the Middle Ages and asks how they were managed, how large they were, and what daily life was like in these…

You’ve likely heard the claim that the Mongols wore silk shirts as protection against arrows; the idea being that silk winds up around an arrowhead and thus prevents penetration. There is, however,...

Was a medieval banker in Catalonia executed for going bankrupt?

Closes: 7th August 2025 Are you an experienced Lecturer who can teach British and European Early Medieval History?  Do you have a passion for Medieval History and are you available for a fixed…