Ethnicity in Medieval Europe, 950-1250
July 23, 2021
Claire Weeda is a cultural historian at Leiden University. In her new book, Dr Weeda investigates how racial stereotypes were created and used in the European Middle Ages. On 26… READ MORE
Category: Medieval Studies
Transformative Waters in Late-Medieval Literature
July 19, 2021
Transformative Waters in Late-Medieval Literature by Hetta Elizabeth Howes is a consideration of the metaphor of water in religious literature, especially in relation to women. Dr Howes provides fascinating insight… READ MORE
Holy Harlots
July 16, 2021
Holy harlots – sexual sinners-turned-saints such as Mary Magdalene or Mary of Egypt – were models for the John Wycliffe and the Wycliffites (proto-protestant dissenters c. 1380s-1420s) but came to… READ MORE
Meet the Boydell Team: Caroline Palmer
July 6, 2021
Our Meet the Boydell Team series continues! Caroline Palmer is well known to the medieval studies community – but as we see from her interview, there’s more to learn about… READ MORE
The International Medieval Congress Leeds
July 2, 2021
For the second year in a row we will miss our days at the IMC in the beautiful Parkinson Building at the University of Leeds. And we really do miss… READ MORE
Nature: An English Literary Heritage
June 25, 2021
Marie Addyman gives us a snapshot of how her new book was generated from conversations with editors of the Heritage Matters series and how she found celebration and joy, as… READ MORE
Discourse in Old Norse Literature
June 21, 2021
With the publication of his new book Discourse in Old Norse Literature from our Studies in Old Norse Literature series, Eric Shane Bryan considers ‘the Viking problem’ and how his… READ MORE
The Futures of Medieval French
June 15, 2021
The Futures of Medieval French: Essays in Honour of Sarah Kay contains essays on aspects of medieval French literature, celebrating the scholarship of Sarah Kay and her influence on the… READ MORE
Medievalist Traditions in Nineteenth Century British Culture
May 26, 2021
We thank Professor Simmons for answering some questions about her exciting new book Medievalist Traditions in Nineteenth Century British Culture: Celebrating the Calendar Year. Professor Simmons describes what her research… READ MORE
Virtual Launch Advice
May 21, 2021
Following the successful virtual launch of her book The Letters of Edward I Dr Kathleen Neal has kindly recorded for us how she set it up and how it went…. READ MORE
Finding the Meaning of Music and Morality 