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Fantasy vs. Reality

The Truth of the Vatican Secret Archives

by James Hill on October 20, 2022
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Film and TVReviews

The Green Knight Shows the Dark Age After the ‘Glorious’ Conquest

by Sabina Rahman on September 14, 2021
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Politics

Enemies at the Gate: Political Medievalism, Russian Style

by Eugene Smelyansky on April 15, 2021
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Games

Medieval Robots in Mega Man VI

by Geoffrey B. Elliott on April 1, 2021
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Race, Racism, and the Middle Ages

Improving Dungeons and Dragons: Racism and the “Barbarian”

by Paul B. Sturtevant on March 18, 2021
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Fantasy vs. Reality

The Truth of the Vatican Secret Archives

by James Hill on October 20, 2022
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What lies in wait within the Vatican Secret Archives? All the medieval receipts for all the dirty Papal deeds you could ever need! Here's how to find them...
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Film and TVReviews

The Green Knight Shows the Dark Age After the ‘Glorious’ Conquest

by Sabina Rahman on September 14, 2021
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The Green Knight, a new film from A24, represents an Arthurian world not as the glorious Camelot we know, but as post-conquest occupiers of a land not their own.
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Politics

Enemies at the Gate: Political Medievalism, Russian Style

by Eugene Smelyansky on April 15, 2021
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Vladimir Putin has been comparing COVID-19 to medieval steppe peoples. Why? It actually fits very well into a pattern of how Russian propaganda uses medieval history...
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Games

Medieval Robots in Mega Man VI

by Geoffrey B. Elliott on April 1, 2021
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What's the classic sci-fi game Mega Man got to do with the Middle Ages and medievalism? A whole lot, actually!
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Race, Racism, and the Middle Ages

Improving Dungeons and Dragons: Racism and the “Barbarian”

by Paul B. Sturtevant on March 18, 2021
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Barbarians in Dungeons and Dragons' 5th edition blend two things: fascinating Viking history, and disgusting stereotypes of Native peoples. It should be changed.
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In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Sharon Kay Penman (1945-2021)

by Kavita Mudan Finn on February 18, 2021
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We recently lost a great public medievalist: Sharon Kay Penman, author of a massive corpus of medieval historical novels. If you don't know her work, you don't know what you're missing.
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Gift Guide

The Public Medievalist 2020 Holiday Gift Guide

by Paul B. Sturtevant on December 10, 2020
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The Public Medievalist's 2020 Holiday Gift Guide is here! Come find all the weird and wonderful medievalia that the internet has to offer!
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Race, Racism, and the Middle Ages

What Should We Do with Hateful Medieval Monuments?

by Katherine Clark Walter on November 25, 2020
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If you know what to look for, you can find monuments to medieval hate in medieval churches and town squares across Europe. The question then is: what should be done with them?
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Film and TV

How to Talk to Your Kids About Old-School Disney

by Kavita Mudan Finn on November 12, 2020
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A lot of Disney films haven't aged well. How can you help your kids understand a film like Sleeping Beauty, without just throwing it in the trash?
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