Jan. 16th |
The Staffordshire Hoard and the Rise and Fall of Mercia
(Dr Sam Newton) A fresh look at the history of the kingdom of Mercia and early England in the golden light of the recently revealed Staffordshire treasure.
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Jan. 23rd |
Suffolk and its People - Framlingham c.1250-1550
(Dr John Ridgard) Selected documents (translated from the Latin) will be used to reveal life in medieval Framlingham.
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Jan. 30th |
An Introduction to the Life and Times of King Rædwald
(Dr Sam Newton) The history of the great king thought to have lain in state aboard the Sutton Hoo ship-burial. - An ideal starting point for those new to Sutton Hoo and King Raedwald.
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Feb. 6th |
Archaeological Artefacts Explored
(Robert & Jane Carr) A “hands-on” look at a variety of archaeological finds from Roman and Medieval sites in Suffolk.
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Feb.20th |
The Bayeux Tapestry and Anglo-Norman Art and History
(Dr Sam Newton) An exploration of the most important work of narrative art of the 11th century and of the great story it tells.
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Feb. 27th |
Pre-Christian Gods of Old England in Art and Literature
(Steve Pollington) An attempt to rediscover the authentic nature of pre-Christian religious allegiances.
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Mar. 6th |
Manuscripts of the Anglo-Saxon Age
(Professor Michelle Brown) An exploration of surviving Anglo-Saxon books, such as the Lindisfarne Gospels, and of the alchemy of change brought about by the coming of Latin literacy.
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Mar. 13th |
The Domesday Book in East Anglia
(Dr Lucy Marten) A look at the East Anglian volume of the Domesday Book, the “Little Domesday”. We shall consider the process of the Domesday survey and how much it can tell us about East Anglia before and after 1066.
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Mar. 20th |
Sutton Hoo and the Staffordshire Hoard
(Drs Angela Care Evans & Noël Adams) A reassessment of the Sutton Hoo treasures in the light of the Staffordshire hoard and other recent discoveries, with 2 of the world’s leading specialists in Early Medieval art and metalwork.
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April 10th |
Beowulf and the Black Dog (Dr Sam Newton)
On the eve of St Guthlac’s Day, an investigation into the tales of haunted fens and their heroic and saintly exorcists. |
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April 17th |
An Introduction to Middle English Literature (Dr Sam Newton)
A beginner’s guide to the treasures of Arthurian and Chaucerian literature. |
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April 24th |
East Anglian Towns in the Middle Ages (Dr Mark Bailey)
An exploration with the nation’s leading authority on urban society in medieval England with special reference to East Anglia, 1100 – 1500. |
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May 8th |
Gold of the Iceni? (Jude Plouviez)
How was the wealth of the Iron and Roman Ages in East Anglia amassed and by whom? Treasures to be considered include those from Mildenhall, Hoxne, and the recently discovered Wickham Market hoard. |
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May 15th |
King Alfred and the Battle of Edington (c.15th May 878) (Dr Sam Newton)
An anniversary reappraisal of one of the most significant battles in English history, when Alfred defeated the Danes and saved England. |
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May 22nd |
Medieval Germanic Sources of Tolkien's Mythology (Dr Elizabeth Solopova)
An introduction to the Old English and Norse sources which were the focus of Tolkien’s scholarship and which underpin his fiction. |
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June 12th |
Sutton Hoo and the Goths (Dr Sam Newton)
An attempt to understand Sutton Hoo in the context of the sixth–century history of Europe in general and of the Ostrogoths in particular. |
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June 19th |
The Franks Casket: Exploring an Anglo-Saxon Enigma (Professor Leslie Webster)
An exploration of the significance and history of this extraordinary icon of Anglo-Saxon culture with a world-class scholar. |
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St Edmund, his Cult and his Community, 1000-1100 (Dr Tom Licence)
Unpacking chronicles and miracles, we will chart the growth of the legend of St Edmund and the evolution of his cult and community.
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July 3rd |
Medieval Field-Systems: Tradition and Change in East Anglia and Beyond (Dr Sue Oosthuizen)
This study-day considers the origins and development of medieval field systems and what they can tell us about the men who cultivated them. |
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July 10th |
Sutton Hoo and the Staffordshire Hoard (Drs Angela Care Evans & Noël Adams)
A reassessment of the Sutton Hoo treasures in the light of the Staffordshire hoard and other recent discoveries, with two of the world’s leading specialists in Early Medieval art and metalwork. |
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