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Who are some good historians/writers of the Middle Ages? Also, who are some good contemporary historians of the same?
Barbara Tuchman and Alison Weir come immediately to mind although they mostly deal with English history. Morris Bishop, Philip Zeigler, Desmond Seward, Jim Bradbury, and Kelly DeVries have also wrote some good books that I have added to my personal library. There are also some good chronicle translations available as well as the work of Goeffrey Chaucer. What are you specifically interested in? Most of the authors I name above are either general or military historians.
Thanks, scout. That's a good start. Mainly interested in warfare, politics/nation-building, and religion.
So what would be some good paper topics? Was thinking the Plague, Feudalism, some major (other than the 100 Years) war, or the Byzantine Empire.
I think you could get some ideas just from the previous questions raised in the Middle Ages boards here…some of which you've already participated in. Perusing through the topic titles, some good issues have been raised. You'd at least have something to start with, as well as some of the arguments on different sides… 🙂
How about industrialism in the Middle Ages? I read an interesting book 5 or 6 years ago that posited the first industrial revolution happened in the 14th-15th century with the widespread adoption of the waterwheel. Of course, war is always a good topic as there were plenty of them back them.
True to both. I'll have to check out all the topics here. I'd look to do something with economics. Industrialism sounds interesting, but maybe something about guilds. Professsor said feudalism is too broad and I would have to be more country or period specific. Maybe I could finally do something on Ireland now! OK, you guys need to start topics on the Norman invasion. ;D
OK, you guys need to start topics on the Norman invasion. ;D
Boring, and I am half-English. My mother is a full-blooded limey from NE of London.
Quick comment: currently reading about the period between Rome's fall and the rise of the Christian empire. I didn't think I would be as interested in this as I am. It's neat to see the transformation from imperial authority to papal authority and the extremely complex relationships between church and state. Very interesting stuff indeed!
