On July 1st, the next issue of Medievalista—the online journal of the IEM (Institute for Medieval Studies)—will be released. Alongside its regular sections dedicated to reviews, news, and research notes, this issue features a thematic dossier on ecclesiastical taxation, coordinated by Amandine Leroux, Ester Tello, and Mário Farelo. Covering a broad geography (Portugal, the remaining […]
At the end of the afternoon on July 8th, at the National Archive Torre do Tombo, the catalog for the exhibition 'José Mattoso: Making History, Rethinking Memory' will be launched. The exhibition is on display from April 22nd to June 17th. Under the scientific coordination of Amélia Aguiar Andrade, Bernardo Vasconcelos e Sousa, João Luís […]
As part of the Leiria Medieval 2025 event, this year centered on the theme 1325 D. Dinis: The King Who Did Not Die, the Municipality of Leiria, in partnership with the Institute of Medieval Studies of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at NOVA University Lisbon, is organizing—as in previous years—a series of "Conversations" […]
On July 18, we will be hosting an open day to visit the archaeological excavations at Mozenho, a medieval rural site located near the old village of Covelinho (Ventosa, Vouzela). From 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, our team of archaeologists will be available to welcome visitors, showcase the excavation, and share insights into the daily […]
The Small Towns of the Borderland Alto Alentejo in Light of the Crown’s Judicial Reforms and Experiments (15th–16th Centuries) We all carry the archetype of a medieval and early modern juiz de fora (external judge) in mind: the first, a royal agent sent sporadically to intervene when local instability and tensions demanded it; the second, […]