The Simon Barton Lecture is one of two named lectures that take place annually at the Centre. Began in honour of the much-missed Simon Barton, the lecture series hosts specialists in Simon’s field of study, medieval Spain … This year’s lecture is taking place this Wednesday (4th December), both in-person and online (with registration via […]
In early October we were delighted to host a visit from Professor Benjamin Pohl of Bristol, a specialist of medieval European historiography and manuscript studies. Ben has designed a wonderful resource for bringing scribal culture to life, which he calls the Scriptorium Suitcase, and he used this as the basis for a workshop attended by […]
After spending the last couple of weeks looking back, we’re casting our eyes firmly into the future in this week’s post, as we share nows of three upcoming events outside of the Centre that nevertheless involve Centre members. While we host a wide range of events within the Centre, we’re always delighted to be able […]
This September sees the return of the annual Heritage Open Days, with sites up and down the country organising events for free to curious visitors that showcase the rich history of our local areas. One of the properties that will be opening its doors this year is Kirkham House, a late medieval house managed by […]
Next week, on 8th August, our friends and colleagues at Exeter Cathedral will be hosting the 2024 Annual Library Lecture. This year, the event has a distinctly medieval theme: James Willoughby, Director of the Medieval Libraries of Great Britain project, will be discussing the Cathedral’s medieval library, from the development of the earliest collections to […]
In this week’s post, Alun Williams, Honorary Research Fellow in the Centre, shares recollections from the recent launch event for his new monograph. I am grateful to those who came to the launch of my recent book, Narrative, Piety and Polemic in Medieval Spain: Biblical Rhetoric in the Reconquest Chronicles of León-Castile, published by Bloomsbury […]
On the 6th of March 2024 a group from the Centre for Medieval Studies made a pilgrimage to Salisbury Cathedral. Our visit began with a tour of the cathedral and chapterhouse in the morning with a visit to the cathedral library in the afternoon. A recurring theme throughout my tale will be my failure to […]
As the days start to lengthen and the lecture halls begin to fill up, the gears of the Centre for Medieval Studies are spinning up once again for 2024. We have an exciting range of events planned for this term at the Centre, the centrepiece of which is — as ever — our flagship Medieval […]
Being Human is an annual festival in celebration of the humanities, organised by the School of Advanced Studies at the University of London. Exeter’s medieval studies community has a history of organising engaging events for this wonderful project, including last year’s memorable guided tour of Exeter Cathedral; sadly, however, events such as this were no […]
It’s the start of a new academic year at Exeter and many things are different. We can’t teach, research, or meet together as a community in quite the same way as before. But we’ve adapted and found workarounds – and it’s no different for the Centre’s Medieval Research Seminar! We have a full programme of […]