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Author: Hazel Blair

Northern Lights 2019 – Conference Report

10 April 2019 - by Hazel Blair

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 …

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CfP: Medieval English Theatre Conference, Friday 12 – Saturday 13 April 2019

18 November 201818 November 2018 - by Hazel Blair

Medieval 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, …

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St Robert’s Day! Searching for Knaresborough’s Holy Hermit in the British Library’s Medieval Manuscripts

24 September 201824 September 2018 - by Hazel Blair

On 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 …

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The Language of the Medieval North of England

7 September 20187 September 2018 - by Hazel Blair

Guest 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 …

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Going Public with Medieval History

30 July 20183 August 2018 - by Hazel Blair

This 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 …

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Report: Research Day in Medieval English Studies 2017

18 October 2017 - by Hazel Blair

Doctoral 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 …

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St Robert: the celebrity hermit of Knaresborough

25 August 201725 August 2017 - by Hazel Blair

Last 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). …

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Call for papers: Leeds IMC 2018

24 July 2017 - by Hazel Blair

CFP 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 …

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A literary and historical journey to the North of England

5 May 201714 June 2017 - by Hazel Blair

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 …

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Region or nation? The fluid identity of a Scot abroad

30 March 201731 March 2017 - by Hazel Blair

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. …

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Recent Posts

  • Northern Lights 2019 – Conference Report
  • CfP: Medieval English Theatre Conference, Friday 12 – Saturday 13 April 2019
  • Snakestones and Sanctity: the Medieval Origins of the Cult of St Hilda of Whitby
  • St Robert’s Day! Searching for Knaresborough’s Holy Hermit in the British Library’s Medieval Manuscripts
  • The Language of the Medieval North of England

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