UMass Amherst Medieval Studies

Still looking for another class for the Fall? Interested in the Middle Ages? We're reviving out introductory course on the Middle Ages for next semester, and everyone is invited to enroll, taught by our wonderful director, Michael Papio!
Italian Studies 297D, Intro. to the Middle Ages, TuTh 10-11:15, taught in English

According to Einhard, Charlemagne’s biographer, Charlemagne kept tablets and blanks under his pillow so that he could try writing in his free time, but, as he started late in life, he was never very successful with it.
Pictured: Einhard writing the biography, Grandes Chronique de France, MS Français 2813

Next Class Spotlight is Professor Birk's class on Medieval history!

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Prof. Joshua Birk, Smith College, History 225 – Making of the Medieval World, 1000–1350 – MW 1:40-2:55PM

From the High Middle Ages through the 15th century. Topics include cathedrals and universities, struggles between popes and emperors, pilgrimage and popular religion, the Crusades and Crusader kingdoms, heresy and the Inquisition, chivalry and Arthurian romance, the expansion and consolidation of Europe, and the Black Death and its aftermath.

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