With the conclusion of the ‘Warhorse’ project, regular contributor Oliver Creighton looks back on its findings – and forward, to a forthcoming book launch.
Roberta Gilchrist, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Reading, talks to us ahead of her 2025 Orme Lecture, ‘Medieval Religion: the Complex Lives of Ritual Objects’.
Here at the University of Exeter we have a particularly strong research and teaching presence in the histories of magic, esotericism, and witchcraft. Only last year we advertised the new MA in Magic and Occult Science, spearheaded by Prof. Emily Selove in the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies (and the subject of last week’s […]
It can be tricky, as night persists in falling around 4pm and commutes take place mostly in darkness, to believe that the days really are getting longer, and that spring really is just around the corner. Happily, we at the Centre for Medieval Studies have the solution: a packed programme of seminars, reading groups and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]