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medievalists.net > 2026 > 09 > how-fatimid-cairo-shaped-norman-sicily

How Fatimid Cairo Shaped Norman Sicily

12+ hour, 24+ min ago   (352+ words) Norman Sicily is famous for its extraordinary blend of Christian and Islamic architecture, but many of its most distinctive features can be traced to Fatimid Cairo. Dawood Mirza explores how architectural ideas crossed the Mediterranean and religious boundaries during the…...

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medievalists.net > 2026 > 09 > medieval-soap-recipe

How to Make Medieval Soap: A 14th-Century Recipe You Can Try

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (862+ words) Soap-making was a well-established craft in the Middle Ages, but what exactly went into medieval soap? A fourteenth-century English recipe provides remarkably detailed instructions, using ingredients ranging from sheep tallow and oak ashes to salt and wheat flour. Among these…...

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medievalists.net > 2026 > 09 > gold-found-in-medieval-archbishops-silk-garment-at-canterbury-cathedral

Gold Found in Medieval Archbishop???s Silk Garment at Canterbury Cathedral

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (664+ words) Scientific analysis of a medieval silk garment preserved at Canterbury Cathedral has revealed that it was once decorated with gold. The discovery could also challenge the long-held belief that the luxury textile was produced in Spain, pointing instead to connections…...

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medievalists.net > 2026 > 08 > medieval-crime-fiction

The Complicated Case of Medieval Crime Fiction

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (734+ words) Medievalists.net What makes solving a crime in the Middle Ages so difficult—and why does that make medieval crime fiction so compelling? Anne McKendry explores how writers create detectives and mysteries in a world without modern policing or forensic…...