Jessica  Minieri
Jessica Minieri
Alumnus, MEMOs

Jessica L. Minieri is a PhD Candidate in the Department of History at Binghamton University in New York. She completed a BA in History and Medieval and Early Modern Studies from the State University of New York at New Paltz and an MA in History from Binghamton University. Her research interests include the histories of women and gender, queenship studies, political culture, and Mediterranean history. Her dissertation project titled, "Stolen Bodies and Hollow Crowns: The Abduction and Imprisonment of Royal Women in the Mediterranean, 1200-1415," looks at the forced marriages and captivity of queens in the lands of the Crown of Aragon as it began its expansion across the Mediterranean Sea into the Southern Italian Peninsula and Balearic Islands in the high and later Middle Ages. Jessica is also a copy editor at MEMOs.


The Relic of Saint Louis of Toulouse and the Conquest of Nasrid Málaga in the Fifteenth Century
The Relic of Saint Louis of Toulouse and the Conquest of Nasrid Málaga in the Fifteenth Century
These newly Christian cities, of which Málaga was an important part, constructed new churches after models in other Spanish citie
13 January 2025
Alfonso “The Magnanimous” of Aragon and the  Politics of the “Re”Conquest of Naples, 1420-1450
Alfonso “The Magnanimous” of Aragon and the Politics of the “Re”Conquest of Naples, 1420-1450
Alfonso’s conquests and respective framing of himself as a “Renaissance figure”
22 April 2024
Jewel of a Medieval City: The Cathedral of Palermo and the Multicultural History of Sicily’s Capital
Jewel of a Medieval City: The Cathedral of Palermo and the Multicultural History of Sicily’s Capital
The history of Palermo’s religious centre highlights the ways in which religious and cultural interactions shaped the city of Palermo
1 January 2024
The War of the “Two Pedros” and the Crisis of the Fourteenth Century: Iberia in an Age of Conflict
The War of the “Two Pedros” and the Crisis of the Fourteenth Century: Iberia in an Age of Conflict
This conflict highlights how the borders of Iberia’s kingdoms were constantly changing through armed conflict, crusading, and tension between rulers.
9 January 2023
The Prayer Book of a Queen: Isabella of Castile and Inquisitorial Culture in Late Medieval Spain
The Prayer Book of a Queen: Isabella of Castile and Inquisitorial Culture in Late Medieval Spain
Beyond its daily function as a prayer book, what can this book tell us about Isabella herself?
25 April 2022
Schola Medica Salernitana: Medicine and Culture in Twelfth Century Southern Italy
Schola Medica Salernitana: Medicine and Culture in Twelfth Century Southern Italy
Physicians that travelled to Salerno were trained in the context of both Latin and Arabic texts and the medical traditions of two cultures.
7 March 2022
Raptus, Conquest, and Abduction in Iberia: Negotiating  Gender in La Reconquista
Raptus, Conquest, and Abduction in Iberia: Negotiating Gender in La Reconquista
Female marriageable possibilities in Iberian legal codes highlights gender as central to the moulding of the Iberian map from the eighth to fifteenth centuries.
27 December 2021