Hello
Everyone,
Iam a postgraduate at the Univesity of Leeds. My interests are
really quite varied although I tend to focus mainly on two main strands of
medieval history.
1) The Crusades - especially the developments that the
interaction between east and west stimulated developments in techniques in
warfare eg: advancement of the design of siege machines or approaches to open
battles. And how in terms of theology the crusading movement could be
justified.
2) The Black Death - Notably how the pestilance of 1348 and
its recurrance in the early 1360s was percieved religiously and whether there
were any significant changes in appraoch to religious practices and the express
of religion in artistic work.
Any information / help on either topic will be very
gratefully recieved.