MALMECC: Music and Late Medieval European Court Cultures

Popular music in the 15th-century was an endless parade of songs about love, religion and politics. Sound familiar? Our researchers are discovering how medieval court culture affects today's world. Find out more at malmecc.eu This video is part of the Music and Late Medieval European Court Cultures project at the University of Oxford, which has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s H2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 669190

Can you disobey the Pope, when you're one of his cardinals supposed to help him rule the Church? As a matter of fact, you can. A lot was happening in 14th-century Avignon. Our researchers are looking into it, to discover how medieval court culture affects today's world. Find out more at malmecc.eu This video is part of the Music and Late Medieval European Court Cultures project at the University of Oxford, which has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s H2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 669190

Salzburg in the 14th-century was home to one of the most inventive composers of his age. Nobody knows his name. But some people think he was a monk, and he lived in Salzburg, so guess what they called him? Our researchers are looking into the legend and legacy of this mystery maybe-monk, to discover how medieval court culture affects today's world. Find out more at malmecc.eu This video is part of the Music and Late Medieval European Court Cultures project at the University of Oxford, which has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s H2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 669190

Philippa of Hainault and Edward III of England enjoyed one of the happiest royal marriages in medieval Europe, but the start of their married life was full of problems! How did Philippa cope? Find out more about the dysfunctional royal family of 1320s England in this 30-second video. This video is part of the Music and Late Medieval European Court Cultures project at the University of Oxford, which has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s H2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 669190