It is believed to be one of the largest graveyards of its kind found in Britain, with as many as 1500 people buried there.
Over 1,000 People Discovered at Medieval Cemetery underneath the University of Cambridge
March 31, 2015 By
15th-century copy of The Brus restored
June 23, 2014 By
One of the oldest copies of The Brus – the epic poem about Robert the Bruce and the Scottish Wars of Independence – has been restored by the University of Cambridge.
Is the story of the Battle of Clontarf more fiction than fact?
April 25, 2014 By
The Cogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh is considered one of the most important sources about the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. However, new research is suggesting the tale is based more on the Trojan War than on historical sources.
The Rise of the French Language in Medieval Europe
January 23, 2014 By
A free exhibition, The Moving Word: French Medieval Manuscripts in Cambridge, begins today at Cambridge University Library.
Cambridge University Library plans to buy Codex Zacynthius
December 16, 2013 By
Cambridge University Library wants to raise £1.1m to purchase the Codex Zacynthius, a medieval manuscript that offers new insights early Christianity.
What did the Renaissance man wear? Historian recreates outfit from the 16th century
May 1, 2013 By
In the sixteenth century an accountant in the German city of Augsburg named Matthäus Schwarz was busy moving up the social circles, and he did it in part by knowing the latest fashions and dressing well. By 1541 he succeeded in becoming a member of the nobility. Now his efforts are being recreated in an experimental research project at the University of Cambridge.
Reality and Truth in Thomas of York: Study and Text
March 10, 2013 By
The investigation is conducted through a study of opposites into which being is divided. These opposites are principally the one and the many, potency and act, truth and falsity.
How parasites went on Crusade
February 12, 2013 By
The contents of crusader latrines are helping researchers probe the history of parasite infections in humans.
Of Monks, Medieval Scribes, and Middlemen
February 3, 2013 By
The copying of books was also slow, tedious, and very time-consuming; it took years for a scribe to complete ‘a particularly fine manuscript with colored initials and miniature art work.’
Secret histories of illuminated manuscripts: the MINIARE project
January 20, 2013 By
Secret histories of illuminated manuscripts: the MINIARE project From the University of Cambridge An innovative project at the University of Cambridge will uncover some of the hidden histories of illuminated manuscripts, thanks to the application of techniques more commonly found in scientific laboratories. The MINIARE project will help conservators repair priceless works of art and […]
Kaiserchronik – 12th century ‘Chronicle of Emperors’ to be published in landmark edition
July 30, 2012 By
One of the most important historical works of the 12th-century, the Kaiserchronik, will be the focus of a £1 million project to create a new landmark new edition.
Archaeologists discover 7th-century Anglo-Saxon teenager with golden cross
March 18, 2012 By
Extraordinary 7th century discovery on outskirts of Cambridge offers unique insights into the origins of English Christianity.
Viking mass grave linked to elite killers of the medieval world
January 25, 2012 By
A mass grave found in Dorset could belong to a crew of Viking mercenaries who terrorised Europe in the 11th century – according to a new documentary on National Geographic which pieces together the story behind the burial.
A Question of Fish: Graduates and their Monasteries in the Middle Ages
December 7, 2011 By
I would like to contend that the impact of monk graduates upon the shape of medieval monasticism was for most communities very much smaller than historians have tended to suggest.
Beauty and brutality: Iceland’s literary landscapes
September 26, 2011 By
Dr Emily Lethbridge is breathing new life and understanding into the centuries-old Sagas of Icelanders (Íslendingasögur) during a unique year-long research trip – conducted from the back of a decommissoned Land Rover ambulance. The beauty and brutality of Iceland‘s breathtaking landscapes, so closely linked to the stories in the sagas, has been captured in a […]
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