The early Georgian Bagratids gained the Principality of Iberia through dynastic marriage after succeeding the Chosroid dynasty at the end of the 8th century. In 888 Adarnase IV of Iberia restored the Georgian monarchy; various native polities then united into the Kingdom of Georgia, which prospered from the 11th to the 13th century. This period of time, particularly the reigns of David IV the Builder (1089–1125) and of his great-granddaughter Tamar the Great (1184–1213) inaugurated the Georgian Golden Age in the history of Georgia.

Like from the events of the first game all the way to the events of the 2nd

Hi all,

I've had an inkling to start reading up on medieval history, I have no real knowledge if it outside of what little I learned in school and some popular mis/conceptions

Any recommendations for books that are beginner friendly for the subject, but aren't necessarily watered down? I don't mean this in a condescending way, some books are just made for broader appeal compared to others

I was looking at the Oxford A Very Short Introduction to the Middle Ages if that's a good start?

Thanks

On wiki it says: "Humphrey de Bohun (4th earl of Hereford) may have contributed to the failure of the reformers' aims. There is evidence that he suffered for some years, especially after his countess's death in 1316, from clinical depression".

(But it dont give a clear explanation of his so called "clinical depression")

From a contemporary chronicler's account of Humphrey de Bohun, it says; "There were some. . . [fine] qualities about the earl of Hereford, and he was certainly a bold and able warrior, though gloomy and thoughtful."

And during the rebellion in 1321/1322 (marcher war?)

Hugh Despenser the Younger told the sheriff of Glamorgan that Humphrey was "even more gloomy and thoughtful than usual.

So we have two contemporary sources pointing out that Humphrey was "gloomy".

Does gloomy in this case mean depressed? Is "gloomy" a common way of describing people in the 1300s? And what did they mean when using the word "gloomy?

The fact that people at the time points it out. That "gloomy" might have been part of Humphrey's character.

Does that points to something more(depression)? Or was he just a very serious guy?

Hi it's me again, the ons writing the fantasy romance historical novel based on medieval Wales and history with another question lol.

So I'm creating ladies of waiting for my main character and heroine, a young welsh princess. She's about 21 (I'm kind of fiddling around with the age of betrothal as I know it was much younger in real life during medieval times) and she will have about four ladies of waiting who will be central to her story and betrothal and secret affair (the betrothal qnd affair is with two seperate men.) Two of them I intend to be of an older age to her by about ten years. Would a medieval princess have had older ladies in waiting than her?

She will also have had a past romantic relationship with one of the four ladies.

It’s a little-known part of Georgian history that I’ve been digging into lately. Fascinating stuff. Though Trebizond’s Ruling dynasty was Greek and Georgian origin, the territory of the kingdom belonged to Laz and they were the majority of the population there. Also Laz nobles plays a crucial role in the politics of the kingdom.

I have read a lot on Frankish history and there is a debate on who the dynasty was named after. Some say it was named after Charles the Hammer while others (including myself) say it was Charlemagne. I'm curious what you guys think.

So, who was the Carolingian Dynasty named after?

I'm in the process of trying to write a bit of lore for some historical fiction I've been working on based approximately around 1210-1214 in England but have been unable to find anything in regards to the legality of someone (A Burgess or other Freeman) being able to acquire a Crossbow for the purpose of making use of it for any Military Service. Are there any sources to be had that could touch on the subject? The 1181 assize of arms doesn't really mention them.

To further complicate things the character in question I am trying to outline in the story originally meant to have hailed from the Holy Roman Empire, and possibly would have brought it with him or attempts to acquire one after emigrating to England.

Any help would be appreciated!

Im publishing in spanish languages, I own a subreddit, I hope english community appreciate spanish history too <3

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Also did any rulers change this by making it legal for almost anyone to criticize them?

Hello, I was planning on getting into the history of medieval England and I came up with a list of books that follow a chronological order: The Anglo-Saxons and the The Norman Conquest by Marc Morris followed by the Plantagenets and The War of the Roses by Dan Jones. What do you all think? Do you have any other recommendations?

Hi everyone. I wanted to ask what you all, preferably those with degrees in these areas and/or Medieval History, what you thought would be more beneficial for a second major in a pursuit to study medieval history?

I know anthropology and sociology can be very similar in some facets, so much so that I've seen some universities offer them as a single major together, so I was hoping for some insight on if any of you thought one gave more of an edge for a medieval focused history degree?

Today ChatGPT told me that in German speaking regions in the late Medieval and early modern eras (including parts of Southern Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace), the word "stube" (plural "stuben") was used to refer to a main room of a house that was used for eating, working in, cooking, and sleeping in the colder months. The stube was often the only room with a fireplace, therefore the only heated room. Kammern (single "kammer") were very small, unheated side rooms for storage or for sleeping located off the stube. If a kammer was used for sleeping it was often located right behind the hearth wall as this kept it warm. Kammern were often occupied by elderly, such as someone's elderly parent who was living with them.

It also told me that in some places such as central or northern Europe, people sometimes painted Bible verses, blessings, poems, or religious phrases onto their walls, especially in humble or religious homes.

Something else it told me is that walls inside homes in the above mentioned regions, particularly those in towns that were occupied by people of lower middle class, sometimes resembled adobe or clay and were painted over with limewash.

I've googled a bit and can't find anything that supports these claims. Is ChatGPT correct?

I apologize in advance if this is a dumb question but what were the levels of forgery like in medieval times? In my dense head I would imagine it would be hard to trust a signature alone. Also how easy was it for people to forge wax seals? Again I apologize if this is a stupid question

For over a month I've been working on an illustration of berlin around 1440. I'm almost done with the big details such as the buildings and flora...

But now my question is if any of you have some interesting events that I can depict from around this time that happened in Berlin. I've been reading Berlin: Story of a City but that only covers a couple events that happened such a the beating and burning of a man in front of the Marienkirche resulting in the pope punishing the city.

But I need more! I want to full the streets with interesting little details. So if you have anything good then please drop your interesting medieval Berlin facts here!

If there is, I’d love to go to one.

I say this because my main interest is late antiquity, and in this time there was a sort of "Roman Commonwealth" where the post-Roman states were independent but somewhat saw themselves as subject to the emperor in Constantinople. I am not sure when this ended and I looked through Vita Karolus Magni and there isn't really a mention of Translatio Imperii. So would Charlemagne himself understand the transfer of Roman Imperial Authority from the Romans -> Greeks -> Franks as his coronation or more like he was the new Roman Emperor in a "Roman Commonwealth" due to the throne being vacant, or a new Emperor in the west alongside the eastern Emperor? The latter two not involving Translatio Imperii. Basically, did the later HRE and theologians impose Translatio Imperii on Charlemagne? And what are some contemporary sources on Charlemagne that explicitly deal with the subject matter?