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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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Dear Tolkien Fans: Black People Exist

by Christina Warmbrunn on September 24, 2020
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Tolkien fan communities can be hostile places for Black fans. Just because Tolkien's work has white supremacy embedded in it does not mean that fans should embrace or replicate it.
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Gender, Sexism, and the Middle Ages

How Joan of Arc Inspired Women’s Suffragists

by Yvonne Seale on September 10, 2020
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Ever since her death at the stake in 1431, Joan of Arc has become a powerful symbol. Women fighting for the expansion of the right to vote took her as a potent icon of their movement.
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Gender, Sexism, and the Middle Ages

The Soft Power of Tough Medieval Women

by Marta Cobb on August 27, 2020
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Well-behaved medieval women seldom made history. While medieval women were officially barred from positions of power in the Church, several found ways to make their voices heard nevertheless.
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Race, Racism, and the Middle Ages

Fascism and Chivalry in the Confederate Monuments of Richmond

by Larissa Tracy on June 11, 2020
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The death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer has ignited a global groundswell of protests decrying systemic police brutality against Black Americans. The Black Lives Matter marches and rallies have forced a reevaluation regarding Confederate statues throughout the United States.
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Film and TV

Were the Middle Ages Really “The Good Place”?

by Paul B. Sturtevant on January 10, 2020
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NBC's "The Good Place" says that nobody has gone to heaven in 521 years. That makes the last truly good person medieval! But were the Middle Ages really so good?
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Multicultural Middle Ages

The English Language Is, and Was, Profoundly Multicultural

by Jocelyn Wogan-Browne on December 19, 2019
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White nationalists say "English people should speak only English!" Medievalists reply: "Since when?"
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Gender, Sexism, and the Middle Ages

How Museums Hide Women’s and Queer Histories in Plain Sight

by Kit Heyam on December 12, 2019
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When you walk through a museum, what aren't you seeing? Kit Heyam explores the hidden histories of women and queer people just below the surface of the V&A.
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Games

God of War: Who’s the Bad Guy here?

by Lindsey K Williams on December 5, 2019
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The latest God of War game moves everyone's favourite homicidal Spartan from ancient Greece to Medieval Scandinavia. But with a new family and more mature outlook, is Kratos developing a new, medieval, morality?
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Gift Guide

The Public Medievalist 2019 Holiday Gift Guide

by Paul B. Sturtevant on November 26, 2019
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It's that time of year! The TPM editorial team has scientifically determined the very best gifts for the medievalist in your life. And after this year, be real, we all could use it...
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