Region and Nation in Late Medieval Devotion to Northern English Saints
A 3-year FNRS-funded project at the University of Lausanne, 2016-2019
Our project conference “Northern Lights: Late Medieval Devotion to Saints from the North of England” was held at the University of Lausanne between 28 and 30 March. We welcomed around …
Northern Lights 2019 – Conference Report Read MoreMedieval English Theatre Conference, Friday 12th – Saturday 13th April 2019 University of Fribourg, Switzerland CALL FOR PAPERS People and Places: Networks, Communities, and Early Theatre Theatre is inevitably collaborative, …
CfP: Medieval English Theatre Conference, Friday 12 – Saturday 13 April 2019 Read MoreOn the 800th anniversary of his death, Hazel Blair discusses some key manuscript sources for St Robert’s life and cult, all of which are held in the British Library in …
St Robert’s Day! Searching for Knaresborough’s Holy Hermit in the British Library’s Medieval Manuscripts Read MoreGuest blogger and UNIL doctoral researcher Tino Oudesluijs discusses northern English language in the pre-modern period. The north of England is not only known for its high number of celebrated …
The Language of the Medieval North of England Read MoreThis year, 2018, marks 800 years since the death of St Robert of Knaresborough. Hazel Blair blogs about her latest trip to the town the hermit made his home, where …
Going Public with Medieval History Read MoreDoctoral researcher Hazel Blair reports on this year’s international research day at the University of Lausanne. This year, six researchers from across Europe (at various stages in their careers), met …
Report: Research Day in Medieval English Studies 2017 Read MoreLast month, while visiting family in the UK, I decided to spend a few days in northern England investigating local celebrity and medieval hermit St Robert of Knaresborough (c. 1160-1218). …
St Robert: the celebrity hermit of Knaresborough Read MoreCFP for sessions and a roundtable at Leeds IMC 2018 (2-5 July 2018) Late Medieval Devotion to Northern English Saints Despite widespread interest in the cults of northern English saints …
Call for papers: Leeds IMC 2018 Read More
Guest blogger Antoine Willemin reports on the English Department’s trip to northern England in February 2017. Last February, just before the start of the spring semester, a small group of …
A literary and historical journey to the North of England Read More
Few things have caused me to reflect on the relationship between personal, regional, and national identity so much as my decision to leave the United Kingdom to do my PhD. …
Region or nation? The fluid identity of a Scot abroad Read More