Religious Art: Russia & Franc c15th C
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(7 pp) If some one wants to have you "buy something "- whether it is an idea, a belief or an item, there are ways to go about that, that will make you more susceptible to that new thing. Some of these early marketing principles were put into place in both Russia and France to encourage pagan converts, to view the "new ways of the Church more favorably."
Filename: BBeCHart.doc

Role of Children in Canterbury Tales
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An 8 page research paper that, first of all, examines the role that children play in the Canterbury Tales, and then relates this to the way what historical sources say about children in medieval society. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khkidcan.wps

Role of Medieval Women
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An 8 page research paper that explores the lives of medieval women. There is a conception of the role of women during the Middle Ages that pictures them essentially in the role of victim‹suppressed and kept in a position of inferiority by the forces of patriarchy. However, numerous historians are now taking a more detailed view of the roles that women played during the medieval period. This research has revealed a distinctly different picture of medieval life than the one that is typically accepted. An examination of some of this historical research substantiates a new view of women during the Middle Ages as a vital force in shaping their society. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: 90medwom.rtf

Roman, Greek and Islamic civilisations
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A paper which looks at specific social and political aspects of ancient Greece and Rome, such as the position of women and the rise of Christianity, and also at the reasons for the spread of Islam in the medieval world. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLromathen.rtf

Ropa Campesina Medieval
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Un documento de 3 páginas sobre la ropa campesina medieval. La bibliografía enumera 3 fuentes.
Filename: RAmedcsp.rtf

Scandinavian Pantheon
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This 8 page paper explores the role of female deities within the Nordic Pantheon and relates that to modern Scandinavian society. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KTgodpan.wps

Selected Writings on Italian Medieval History & Literature
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A 15 page research paper that offers brief (generally 1 page) synopses of essays that deal with Italian medieval society. Then the writer offers a more extended analysis of parts of Patricia Skinner's 2001 text Women in Medieval Italian Society; a brief essay on Dante's Inferno and Otto of Freising's Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa. The underlying theme to the entire paper is how these sources contribute to the study of history. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: khmedit.rtf

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the conflicts of heroes, as it relates to the code of chivalry, in the poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAgreenknght.wps

Sir Gawain: Character Analysis From Three Different Representations
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5 pages in length. "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is perhaps one of the most frequently discussed tales of all the King Arthur stories. That Sir Gawain presents as the epitome of moral flawlessness is all the more reason to further examine the type of man this particular knight truly is. When analyzing his personage as it exists in three different representations, one can readily detect the sometimes subtle yet other times quite blatant modifications this character assumes. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCgwain.wps

Spain –16th Century
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This 5 page paper discusses aspects of Spain during the 1500s. Spain's population was comprised of a much higher percentage of the peasantry, lower-classes, than was the rest of Europe but the population had strong values in terms of the aristocracy. Still, there were options for ambitious lower class members to change their social status. This essay also discusses the growth of the population during this century and the effect of commerce on inflation and the lack of opportunities for lower classes at the end of the century. Essay begins with an outline. 1 Table. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGspain.rtf

Studying Language History
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A 4 page paper contemplating two questions: (1) the limited value of studying written evidence for language change and (2) the concept of language family and the methods of establishing language ancestry. The paper uses Aitchison’s “Language Change : Progress or Decay?” and McWhorter’s “The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language” as its base. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSlangBabel.rtf

Tensions between High Aesthetics Military Tradition in Japan
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This 5 page paper considers the way in which these two aspects of a society have been separated throughout the centuries, creating an alienation between the military and the cultural worlds. The paper looks at the times between the tenth century and the current day to trace this trend. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEjapcul.wps

The Art and Falconry
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This 7 page paper focuses on the history of this art, particularly with respect to the part it played in terms of social class. Much of the paper focuses on falconry as it was practiced during the middle ages. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA028Fal.rtf

The Differences Between Feudalism Before and After the Norman Conquest
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This 8 page paper reviews how feudalism evolved from its original application after the Norman Conquest and the rule of William I. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: Diffno.wps

The Dream Of The Rood
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This 5 page paper examines the olde English poem, The Dream Of The Rood, in terms of the connection between learning and power as it pertained to seventh and eighth century English life. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTrooddr.wps

THE ECONOMICS OF BLACK PLAGUE ERA
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This 6.5 page paper gives an overview of the underlying causes of the Black Plague(Bubonic Plague) which broke out in Europe in the 14th Century. The economic, social and political ramifications as a result of the devastation from the plague are discussed and examples given. Bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: MBplague.rtf

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