Premodern Queenship and Diplomacy in Europe – conference and lectures to be hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University
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
June 17-19, 2013 at Saint Louis University
CFP: 41st Annual 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Conference to be held at the University of Cambridge on 1st-2nd September 2014
Call for Papers: Medieval Secrets and Mysteries
Conference at the University of Victoria, February 28 ‐ March 1, 2014
Call for Papers: Catastrophes and the Apocalyptic in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
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
Conference taking place 7–8 February, 2014, at Macquarie University, Sydney
Call for Papers: The Fortieth Annual 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
Conference taking place on May, 6-7 2014, at the University of Louisville, Kentucky
Conference on Medieval Archaeology
Conference taking place on October 5, 2013, at State University of Cortland, Cortland, New York
Richard III Foundation hosts conference to celebrate its 20th anniversary of fighting for its hero king
A major conference to be held later this year at Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, just a few miles from the battlefield on which King Richard III met his violent end, will mark the 20th anniversary of an organization that was formed in the monarch’s memory.