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As usual for medievalists, we strive for topicality. Fortunately the recent papal conclave gives me an opportunity to discuss one of the wackiest events of the Early Middle Ages: the Cadaver Synod. In brief the Cadaver Synod was a trial of the deceased Pope Formosus by Pope Stephen VI, the
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My last post was about the 1,137th anniversary of Arnulf becoming king. This post is about the 1,225th anniversary of his death. It may sound surprising that the date of Arnulf’s death, and where he was buried, has multiple possibilities. This is a king after all, shouldn’
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On the anniversary of Arnulf becoming king
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Some thoughts, an incomplete investigation
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Let's get technical
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I normally send out a new post every two weeks but today (Oct. 28th) is the anniversary of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD so I wanted to be “topical,” (or at least as topical as can be when it comes to an event that happened over
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Narratives of decline and measuring "activeness"
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Political Betrayal in Moments of Crisis
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What is the meaning of Arnulf's weird name?
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How do historians decide what to study?
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Webs of Connections in the Ninth Century
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Assemblies, Ritual, and Political Communication