We are delighted to be co-hosting the Society for Medieval Archaeology 2026 Conference at the Guildhall in York on Saturday 19th September. It is a jam-packed programme of all things heritage science. Registration: medievalarchaeology.co.uk/sma-conferen...
The Society for Medieval Archaeology | SMA Conference 2026 – Booking Now Open!
The Society for Medieval Archaeology was established to study evidence of the past, whether standing buildings, landscapes, buried remains or artefacts in museums.
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Earlier this week we hosted our CMS Summer Celebration 🥂 — a chance to celebrate the dedication of our wonderful staff and students as we wrap up the teaching and assessment period and welcome the summer ahead. The croquet set proved a big hit.
Professor Sarah Brown to head Merchant Adventurers! During her term as governor, she will lead a series of events focused on heritage business and will oversee the installation of a new stained-glass window at the Hall. www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2616337...
Professor appointed governor of York Merchant Adventurers
Professor Sarah Brown will head the Company of Merchant Adventurers of the City of York for 2026–2027.
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Shrinidhi Prakash, CMS MA student, enjoyed a dissertation research trip to Durham Cathedral. The trip was funded by a bursary from the Elizabeth Salter Fund, which supports research and career development of postgraduate students.
The Lords of Misrule present ‘3 Moral and Edifying Tavern Plays’, an anthology of medieval farce theatre at the Black Swan Inn this coming week, on the 24-26th April. Performances will start at 7pm, and tickets are available at the door (£7 for students, £10 standard ticket).
Next week is the Annual Riddy Lecture with Professor Cameron Cross (University of Michigan), speaking on: The Boundaries of Love: Romance as a Method of Joining and Parting (in) the Global Middle Ages www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
The Boundaries of Love: Romance as a Method of Joining and Parting (in) the Global Middle Ages
Cameron Cross explores the medieval romance as a global Afro-Eurasian phenomenon, using love narratives to manage cultural differences and borderwork across disparate literary traditions.
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Diana Wallis (CMS graduate and research associate) features on the latest episode of Out of the Archive Box, speaking on York’s Merchant Adventurers and the Petition of 1478: open.spotify.com/episode/6yAK...
Registration for the annual Norse in the North Conference on 15 May is now open! This year the conference is hosted by the University of Leeds: norseinthenorth.wordpress.com/programme/
Our own Hanna Vorholt will deliver an online lecture as part of the SIMS Online Lecture Series, University of Pennsylvania: "Grid as Ground: Ruled Lines and Manuscript Images." Friday April 17 2026, 12:00 - 1:30 pm EDT www.library.upenn.edu/events/schoe...
Not medieval, but everyone loves when Mary Beard visits York (14 April): www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/york/...
📣 The deadline for our MA in Medieval Studies full UK fee waiver scholarship is fast approaching (31 March 2026). www.york.ac.uk/medieval-stu... There is still time to apply: www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr... The scholarship is open to both home and overseas students.
Spring has officially arrived on our Master Taster Day🌞. Thank you to everyone who joined us to discover more about medieval MAs at York. @uniofyork @englishlityork @uoyhistory www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr... www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr... www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Two CMS graduates, Joanna Laynesmith and Katherine Lewis, have appeared on the BBC Sounds In Our Time podcast on Margaret Beaufort: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
More alumni news🎓️! Becca Drake (MA in Medieval Literatures & Languages & English PhD graduate) has just started working with Senate House as their Printer in Residence. www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
Publication News 🎉! Congratulation to Emma Nuding, who’s new book 'Writing St Guthlac: From the Medieval to the Modern' is now out! Emma is a PhD in Medieval Studies graduate, current CMS research associate and teaching fellow at the University of Birmingham. boydellandbrewer.com/book/writing...
Ancient documents discovered in the archives reveal a new history for York's Guildhall. John Jenkins (CMS Research Associate) and Louise Hampson (Christianity and Culture) have an article published in the Journal of Medieval History about York's Guildhall. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and...
We are delighted to announce that on 6th February, Nelleke IJssennagger van der Pluijm gave her inaugural lecture as a professor at the University of Groningen. In 2010, Nelleke came to the CMS as a Visiting Student from the Netherlands. Read more: www.york.ac.uk/medieval-stu...
Join us for our Masters Taster Day on Wednesday 18 March and find out more about the Centre for Medieval Studies. 🦆Explore our campus 🎓 Learn more about our medieval MAs 🗨️Speak to our staff and students ☕Get advice on accommodation and financing your Masters www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr...
New research led by our own Steve Ashby has just been published in Antiquity! The study uses biomolecular analysis of artefacts to find important culinary differences between Viking-Age England and Denmark. www.york.ac.uk/medieval-stu...
POSTPONED! Sadly, the York Medieval Lecture on Tuesday 17 Feb is postponed. We will post when it has been rescheduled. Tuesday 17 Feb The Darker Side of the Middle Ages Speaker: Professor Kathy Lavezzo (University of Iowa)
We are delighted to say that the CMS’s professors Dawn Hadley and Julian Richards have had ‘Life in the Viking Great Army‘ shortlisted for the prestigious Archaeology Book of the Year award. If you’ve read the book and enjoyed it, why not vote for it at archaeology.co.uk/vote. Deadline TODAY!
CMS Research Associate & graduate in the news! York Minster's research co-ordinator Dr Jennie England has curated a new exhibition on parts of a 14th Century medieval shrine dedicated to York's patron saint. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
York St William shrine shown in Minster for first time in 500 years
St William's shrine in York Minster was dismantled and buried in the city during the Reformation.
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We are delighted to announce that on 19 September 2026, the Society for Medieval Archaeology annual symposium will take place in York, jointly hosted by the University of York’s Department of Archaeology and Centre for Medieval Studies. CFP details: medievalarchaeology.co.uk/sma-conferen...
Find your next step at the Centre for Medieval Studies! Join our Postgraduate Online Open Day on Tuesday 10 February, 10am to 2pm to: 🎓 Find out more about the MA in Medieval Studies, MA in Medieval History and MA in Medieval Literatures & Languages Find out more at: tinyurl.com/446d93fx
We are delighted to share an update on some recent exciting developments at the Centre for Medieval Studies: bit.ly/4bY647L
We are delighted to announce the details of our Semester two York Medieval Lecture: The Darker Side of the Middle Ages Speaker: Professor Kathy Lavezzo (The University of Iowa) 📅 Tuesday 17 February 🕛 Lecture 6:30-8:00pm 📍 SLB/118, Spring Lane building 🌐 www.york.ac.uk/medieval-stu...
One of the highlights of our Semester One skills teaching are our Palaeography workshops. The Early Medieval group learned how to make ink, as well as working with a calligrapher, Sue Sparrow, to help them understand the skill and discipline required to write ancient and medieval scripts.
