Medieval History Courses and Certifications

After the Plague

34 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Using Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales as a portal, examine how the Black Death transformed medieval Europe and its people.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 10 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

La Peste Negra: La Plaga Más Devastadora del Mundo

6 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

<p>Sumérgete en una inolvidable travesía por la época de la peste, de la mano de una célebre medievalista, en la que descubrirás las repercusiones sociales de la plaga y los transformadores efectos que esta tuvo sobre la civilización europea.</p…

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Clovis and the Franks - Gregory of Tours' Account of Early Medieval History

1 rating

A lecture examines Gregory of Tours’s account of Clovis, Frankish hegemony, Catholic conversion, and the violent succession of his sons.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Living History: Experiencing Great Events of the Ancient and Medieval Worlds

59 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Explore the great moments of human history through the eyes of everyday citizens in this one-of-a-kind course.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

The Prince's Foundation School of Traditional Arts

The Canticle of the Birds - Ancient Origins and Sufi Poetry

Explore the mystical journey of the Simurgh bird across Persian, Indian, and Chinese cultures, discovering its profound symbolism in Sufi poetry and medieval artistic traditions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

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Behind the Scenes of History - Fencing Masters and their Shitposts

Uncover the humorous side of medieval fencing masters through Historical European Martial Arts, exploring centuries-old texts filled with memes and witty commentary from history's greatest swordsmen.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Insights into Mathematics

A Brief History of Logic - Medieval and Arabic Logic - Math Foundations

A brief history of how Aristotle’s logic shaped medieval European and Arabic thought through Boethius, al-Kindi, Avicenna, and later medieval logicians.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

A Journey through Western Christianity: from Persecuted Faith to Global Religion (200 - 1650)

702 ratings at Coursera

Trace Western Christianity from Roman persecution to global faith: martyrdom and Augustine, desert and Celtic monasticism, Crusades, scholasticism and Gothic cathedrals, Luther, Calvin, Catholic reform, Jesuit missions.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Age of Cathedrals

506 ratings at Coursera

Study Gothic cathedrals from Saint-Denis to Chartres and the Sainte-Chapelle: ribbed vaults and flying buttresses, stained glass, sculptural programs, and the literature of the High Middle Ages.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Napoli: la città angioina, aragonese e spagnola

Il secondo corso sulla storia di Napoli analizza la forma della città nelle sue trasformazioni, con l’ampliamento delle mura di fortificazione e la costruzione dei castelli. La Napoli della letteratur

• Federica
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Coexistence in Medieval Spain: Jews, Christians, and Muslims

138 ratings at Coursera

Trace Jewish, Christian, and Muslim coexistence in Iberia from the Visigoths to 1492: al-Andalus, Sefarad, the Reconquista, conversos, and the expulsions.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

A Voice of Their Own. Women's Spirituality in the Middle Ages.

112 ratings at Coursera

Explore medieval women's spirituality: monastic orders and nunneries, female mysticism, dissenting movements like the Cathars, and the spiritual landscapes shaped by figures such as Hildegard of Bingen.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Book: Books in the Medieval Liturgy

Learn about the ornate liturgical books used in medieval cathedrals and monasteries, and their purpose in the Middle Ages.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

History 101: Western Civilization I

Trace Western civilization from prehistory through Greek and Roman antiquity, the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation, and the Age of Exploration, with lessons, quizzes, and assignments.

• Study.com
• 1 day 3 hours 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

World History: Middle School

Review world history from the Paleolithic era to the Age of Exploration: Mesopotamia, ancient Greece and Rome, feudal Japan, medieval Europe, the Renaissance and Enlightenment.

• Study.com
• 1 day 5 hours 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course