Shropshire's
medieval history came to life at a festival marking one of the bloodiest battles fought on British soil.
Speaking at the occasion, learned historian Professor Dr M Reza Kazimi, who has just taken over Dr Khan's editorial responsibilities for Historicus, the esteemed journal of Pakistan Historical Society, admitted that the tireless work of Dr Khan and his tremendous contribution in the
medieval history of SouthAsia has no substitute and that he himself was feeling difficulty in striving to catch up with the gigantic work so meticulously performed by late Dr Khan alone.
Speaking at the occasion, learned historian Professor Dr M Reza Kazimi, who has just taken over Dr Khan's editorial responsibilities for Historicus, the esteemed journal of Pakistan Historical Society, admitted that the tireless work of Dr Khan and his tremendous contribution in the
medieval history of South Asia has no substitute and that he himself was feeling difficulty in striving to catch up with the gigantic work so meticulously performed by late Dr Khan alone.
More specifically, the collection seeks to explore the issues and particulars of historiography: to take stock, if only partially, of the oppositional framing of medieval history--as compared to the modern era, with the stereotypical pairs of religious versus rational, feudal versus capitalist, and so on--and the changes in historiography that have led to current thinking in
medieval history. All too often popular medievalism finds the roots of modern institutions such as liberal democracy or market forces in the emerging merchant class, struggles between the Church and kings, and the Magna Carta, but this collection is a timely reminder that teleological history is an intellectual dead end.
Scholars of Spanish literature and
medieval history provide a handbook to the study and understanding of Poema de mio Cid, a Spanish epic poem written about 1200.
The event celebrates the town's
medieval history with all the fun taking place in Kilbarchan Public Park between noon and 5pm.
MORE than 100 colouring books created to celebrate Coventry's rich
medieval history are being donated to schools across the city.
The surveys on various issues of archeology, architecture, ethnography and history on the basis of archaeological values discovered during the study of monuments of ancient and
medieval history of Turkmenistan are planned to be carried out.
It will do so by exploring "a set of archetypal characters at the heart of Game of Thrones - the king, the good wife, the second son, the adventurer, and so on - with distinct analogues in
medieval history, literature, religion, and legend".
The Bursar of St John's, Juanita Sangha said: "This is a very interesting find and provides a window into the
medieval history of Lichfield.
A
MEDIEVAL history professor and sci-fi fan will be guest speaker when the Birmingham Science Fiction Group meets next month.