Great Courses: Medieval History

A curated directory of university open courses, specialized MOOCs, and expert lecture series for self-directed study in Medieval History.

Late Antiquity and Early Medieval Transformations

• The Early Middle Ages, 284–1000 (Open Yale Courses / Prof. Paul Freedman)
• A Journey through Western Christianity: from Persecuted Faith to Global Religion (200–1650) (Yale University / Coursera / Prof. Bruce Gordon)

The Central Middle Ages: Architecture, Literature, and Faith

• The Age of Cathedrals (Yale University / Coursera / Prof. R. Howard Bloch)
• Dante in Translation (Open Yale Courses / Prof. Giuseppe Mazzotta)

Medieval Intellectual History, Philosophy, and Science

• Medieval Philosophy (History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps / Prof. Peter Adamson)
• Philosophy in the Islamic World (History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps / Prof. Peter Adamson)

Material Culture, Paleography, and Manuscript Studies

• The Book of Kells: Exploring an Irish Medieval Masterpiece (Trinity College Dublin / FutureLearn / Prof. Rachel Moss)
• Latin Paleography Online Tutorial (Hill Museum & Manuscript Library / HMML School)

Daily Life, Mentalities, and Gender

• Magic in the Middle Ages (Universitat de Barcelona / Coursera / Prof. Pau Castell Granados)
• A Voice of Their Own: Women's Spirituality in the Middle Ages (Universitat de Barcelona / Coursera)

The Islamic World, Iberia, and Cross-Cultural Encounters

• The Cosmopolitan Medieval Arabic World (Universiteit Leiden / Coursera / Prof. Petra Sijpesteijn)
• Coexistence in Medieval Spain: Jews, Christians, and Muslims (University of Colorado System / Coursera / Prof. Roger L. Martínez-Dávila)