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The Newsletter for the Medieval History Site at About.comVol. II, No.8
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Medieval Minutia
"The Donation of Constantine," a document that granted the Popes of the Western Church spiritual supremacy over the other patriarchates and temporal dominion over Rome, was proven a forgery in 1440 by Italian humanist and philosopher Lorenzo Valla. For more than four centuries the "Donation" had been used by popes as support for their own secular claims to power, and Valla's insistence that the Latin of the original document was too crude to date to Constantine's time was ill-received by the papal authorities. Valla was later investigated by the Inquisition and found guilty of heresy for his refusal to believe that the Apostle's Creed had been composed by the Twelve Apostles. Only the intervention of his patron, Alfonso of Aragon, saved him from the stake.
The book in which Valla set forth his theory on the "Donation," Treatise of Lorenzo Valla on the Donation of Constantine, was not published until 1517, the year that Martin Luther circulated his 95 theses.
Source: The Encyclopedia Britannica
For more on papal history, the Inquisition and the Reformation, see our pages of links on Religion in the Middle Ages.
Site Update
New links have been added to the following pages
- Archaeology
- Archaeology Ireland (also added to Ireland and Journals)
- Architecture
- The Medieval Monasteries of the Augustinian Canons Regular
- Health & Medicine
- Medical Misconceptions
- Medieval Britain
- Medieval Britain: General
- The Magna Carta
- Medieval English Towns
- The Historical King Arthur
- Llys Arthur (return)
- Medieval Ireland
- Early Christian Period (return)
- Early Modern Period (return)
- Gerald of Wales: The Norman Conquest of Ireland
- (also added to wars)
- Ireland History in Maps (also added to maps)
- The Middle Ages (return)
- The Ulster Cycle
- Viking Network Ireland
- The Vikings (also added to Vikings)
- Medieval Wales
- Norse raids and settlement in Wales
- Medieval Europe
- Byzantine Studies
- Chronology of Early Byzantine History (also added to Timelines)
- Vikings and Scandinavian History
- Silver and Gold Hoards: Status, Wealth and Trade in the Viking Age
- Military History
- The Crusades
- The Crusades: Eschatological lemmings...
- Wars
- The Cambro-Norman Invasion of Ireland
- Heraldry
- Distinguishing Characteristics of Early Italian Heraldry
- Reference Tools
- Dynastic Tables
- List of Byzantine Emperors
- Glossaries
- The Ecole Glossary (also added to General Christianity)
- Medieval English Towns Glossary
- Maps
- Lynn in the Fifteenth Century
- Religion in the Middle Ages
- General Christianity
- Medieval Proofs for the Existence of God
- (also added to General Religion)
- Was the Medieval Church Corrupt? (also added to Reformation)
Medieval History Chat Schedule
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- Eastern Australia Time: Saturday at 11:30 AM
- Universal Time Coordinated (UTC): Saturday at 1:30 AM
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New Quizlet
Our last question was a real toughie; this one's not quite so difficult. Come to our Quizlet page and test your wits in our new quiz about Michelangelo's painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Elsewhere at About.com
Sanskrit. Pharoahs and Tyrants. Harappa. The origins of democracy. Olympians. The first philosophers. Civilizations lost in time. If you love the middle ages, then don't miss the ancient societies that gave rise to medieval civilization. About.com Guide N.S. Gill brings you fascinating articles and an extensive net link library that offer a wealth of information about Ancient and Classical History. Check out her terrific site.
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