Project Database

The MWS project database provides an overview of current and completed projects at the institutes of the MWS and aims to make information on these accessible to everyone. It enables a search by subject area and subject. It is based on the selection of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) adapted by the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek as the German specialised library for the field of history. It is also possible to search by country (states existing today) and major epochs. The database includes dissertation and habilitation projects that were funded, for example, as part of a scholarship, as well as the institute's own and third-party-funded collaborative projects.


The search results are sorted chronologically in descending order, starting with the project with the most recent start date.

The project database aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the thematic breadth and diversity of research at the institutes and research groups of the MWS. Information on current research foci of the institutes can be found on the respective institute websites.

DHI London
The Dominicans at Oxford, 1221 to c. 1320
Projektbeginn: 2012
Themengebiet: Geschichte allgemein
Ort: Großbritannien
Zeit: 13. Century
Epoche: Mittelalter
In 1221, the Dominican Order decided to establish a province in England, and 12 friars made their way to the British Isles. They passed through Canterbury and London, but did not stay there, and instead went straight to Oxford, where they arrived in August 1221 and finally established their first convent in England. This project deals with the history of this Dominican priory, from its foundation to about 1320.

The convent soon became an influential part of English political and, due to its link with the University, intellectual life. I will explore the Dominicans’ institutional involvement with the University as well as their intellectual output. The project will also examine the friars’ political activities, as well as the convent’s ties to the English kings and barons as well as the relationship with the bishops of Lincoln and archbishops of Canterbury.