Does a Reformation End?: Rethinking Religious Simulation in Sixteenth-Century Italy

The Council of Trent, 1545 - 1563

A paper examining the Italian Reformation.

CONFERENCE: The Historical Novel Society – London 2014

Historical Novel Society Conference - London, 2014

My review of the recent Historical Novel Society conference that took place in London, England.

Premodern Queenship and Diplomacy in Europe – conference and lectures to be hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University

16th century woodcut of the coronation of Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon

Canterbury Christ Church University is hosting two free public lectures this week on the role that medieval and early modern queens played in diplomatic relations throughout Europe.

Call for Papers: Third Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies

saint louis university

June 17-19, 2013 at Saint Louis University

CFP: 41st Annual Sewanee Medieval Colloquium

Sewanee Medieval Colloquium

This colloquium will explore peace and war in medieval culture, history, literature, philosophy, theology, and the arts. How did medieval men and women make peace and make war?

Anglo Saxon and Viking Ship Burial – The British Museum

Oseberg Viking ship

This session explores Viking and Anglo Saxon ship burials between the seventh and tenth centuries presented at The British Museum.

Monastic Space and the Use of Books in Anglo-Norman England

Canterbury - Eadwine Psalter

My summary of a paper given at the Institute of Historical Research on: Monastic Space and the Use of Books in Anglo-Norman England.

Music as Text and Music as Image

Music as Text and Music as Image

Danielle Trynoski reports on ‘Music as Text and Music as Image’ by Susan Boynton at the Medieval Academy of America and Medieval Association of the Pacific Conference

The Medieval Academy of America Annual Meeting – A Recap

Getty Villa - photo by Bobak Ha'Eri

Want to know what a medieval conference is like? Our correspondent, Danielle Trynsoki, attended the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America, which was held this month in Los Angeles, California. She reports back about the papers, the people and the food at one of this year’s most important events for medievalists.

Trinity College Dublin marks anniversary of Battle of Clontarf with conference and exhibition

clontarf

This year marks the 1000th anniversary of the Battle of Clontarf, one of the most important events in Irish history.

Conference Report: The Material Middle Ages

The Material Middle Ages

Dayanna Knight reports on The Material Middle Ages: An International Graduate Student Conference, which was held at the University of California – Berkeley

Call for Papers: Medieval and Renaissance Lost Libraries

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The 2014 conference of CILIP’s Library and Information History Group will have the theme ‘Medieval and Renaissance Lost Libraries’. It will be held at Senate House in London on Saturday 12 July 2014.

Conference: Guthlac of Crowland: Celebrating 1300 Years

Guthlac of Crowland

You are invited to attend Guthlac of Crowland: celebrating 1300 years’ in London, 10-11 April 2014.

Call for Papers: 16th Congress of Danses Macabres d’Europe

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The Association aims at studying Danses macabres and its related themes: the Encounter between the three living and the three dead, the Triumph of Death, Ars moriendi, futility, and eschatological themes such as the Last Judgement.

The 2014 Harlaxton Symposium: The Plantagenet Empire, 1259-1453

Plantagenet coat of arms

This year’s Harlaxton Symposium will be taking place from Tuesday July 15th to Friday July 18th at Harlaxton Manor in Harlaxton, Lincolnshire, UK.

Ten Papers to Look Forward to at Leeds 2014

University of Leeds

The International Medieval Congress will be held this year at the University of Leeds from July 7th to July 10th.

Medievalists gather in New Zealand for conference

Massey University's Albany Campus in 2005. Photo by Nzv8fan at en.wikipedia

Medieval scholars from around the world are meeting over the next couple of days at Massey University in New Zealand to discuss urban issues in the Middle Ages, such as infrastructure, immigration and crime.

Call for Papers: ‘To Die Would be an Awfully Big Adventure’: The Glory and the Gore of Death and Horror Through the Ages

Dance of Death in the German printed edition, folio CCLXI recto from Hartman Schedel's Chronicle of the World (Nuremberg, 1493)

Abstracts are now being invited for the 10th annual Medievalism Transformed conference at the University of Wales, Bangor, a one-day interdisciplinary event sponsored by the School of English Literature.

Conference: Death in Scotland, from the medieval to the modern: beliefs, attitudes and practices

University of Edinburgh - photo by Philip Allfrey

The conference is organised in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh and takes place 31 Jan. 2014 – 2nd Feb 2014. Our aim is to take a look at Scottish history from a different angle by concentrating on beliefs, attitudes and practices of death.

Call for Papers: The Authors, Editors and Audiences of Medieval Middle Eastern Texts

Call for Papers

Conference to be held at the University of Cambridge on 1st-2nd September 2014

Call for Papers: Medieval Secrets and Mysteries

Call for Papers

Conference at the University of Victoria, February 28 ­‐ March 1, 2014

Call for Papers: Catastrophes and the Apocalyptic in the Middle Ages and Renaissance

Arizona Center of Medieval and Renaissance Studies

20th Annual Arizona Center of Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference, being held on February 6-8, 2014 in Scottsdale, Arizona

Call for Papers: 10th conference of the Australian Early Medieval Association

Australian Early Medieval Association

Conference taking place 7–8 February, 2014, at Macquarie University, Sydney

Call for Papers: The Fortieth Annual Sewanee Medieval Colloquium

Sewanee Medieval Colloquium

April 4-5, 2014, at The University of the South, Sewanee, TN

Call for Papers: (Un) Expected Animals in (Un)Expected Places in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period

Call for Papers

Conference taking place on May, 6-7 2014, at the University of Louisville, Kentucky

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