That Jorvik Viking Thing 2022
on-lineThe world's largest on-line Viking Event is Back for 2022! Our digital celebration of all things Viking will return from 19-27 February 2022!
The world's largest on-line Viking Event is Back for 2022! Our digital celebration of all things Viking will return from 19-27 February 2022!
Join us for this talk where Mary Kempski will take you on a fascinating conservation journey, from the earliest Medieval Altarpiece created in England in 1275, to the 19th century and David Parr House in Cambridge.
Tanya interprets contemporary subjects into expressions of historical embroidery with a delightful sense of fun, adding such details as a goat with a bow tie and a Cadbury cream egg.
Turning the spotlight on four amazing Medieval women with strong ties to Lincolnshire. The legendary Lady Godiva, the indomitable Nicholaa de la Haye, heiress Alice de Lacy and Katherine Swynford, the mistress who became a royal duchess. Sharon Bennett Connolly will look at the impact of these women, not only on the history of the county, but also on the history of England.
The 36th Annual Calaveras Celtic Faire is back! A Celtic Heritage Celebration that is Largest and Biggest Celtic Event on the West Coast!
In this webinar, we will look at records of the battle, the arguments for its location, and the historical background that makes it such a significant event in early medieval insular history.
Join us at the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Durham University, 7 Owengate, Durham, DH1 3HB, on March 15 at 5:00 p.m. to hear Yusuf Tayara of the Oxford University History Department present his research on ‘Astronomy in the Great Mosque of Damascus: Towards a Social History of Mamluk Astronomy’.
This lecture explains the rationale behind the new survey of history in the period, which relies on a wide range of primary and unfamiliar texts drawn from across Europe from Moldavia to Portugal. It considers the consequences for medicine of the opening up of Europe to the wider world, as well as the results of the ever-hardening religious divide, including the fate of Arabic medicine in Iberia.
Join us for a look at some of the holy people of the Celtic lands in the early medieval period. Ranging from famous Irish saints Patrick and Brigid through some better-known Scottish and Welsh saints to saints known for their work in Cornwall and Brittany, we will consider the life stories, achievements and cult followings of the individuals. We will also look at artefacts associated with them.