Medieval Section of the Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society
Medieval History and Archaeology of Yorkshire
Happy New Year 🙂
Our next meeting will be online on 10th January and will be led by one of our members – David Harpin – who will be talking about Heraldry in Coins, based on his very interesting collection, some of which has been published by the Section.
Section members will be sent the link. If you are not a member and would like to attend then you will need to contact Jo by the 9th.
The address to use is jo.heronmedsection@gmail.com
The next meeting is on 13th December. This will be our Christmas meeting and fuddle, so you are welcome to bring along a small donation to the food/drink after the presentation.
The speaker will be Graham Mitchell of the Richard III Society, on Richard, the Northern King.
The meeting will be held in the St. George’s Centre, Great George Street, Leeds. Free parking is usually available on the other side of the Inner Ring Road behind the Joseph’s Well complex. If approaching from Burley Rd, take first right – Duncombe St, parking is on the left.
Hopefully it will also be on Zoom so contact Jo for the link if you haven’t already receive it.
Our next meeting will be Julia Hewgill speaking on ‘Border reivers: from warfare, blood and violence to custom, laws and ballads’. The speaker has sent in the following;
The latter Middle Ages saw a transition from the Scottish Wars of Independence to intermittent cross border hostility and a sustained pattern of criminal activities that encompassed all levels of society on both sides of the border. Laws were created to settle disputes and deal with cross-border crime that led to reliance on a warden system, a unique form of architecture, the mother of all curses and a selection of ballads that celebrate the violence and feuds of the resulting society.
If you are not a member and would like to attend then you will need to contact Jo by the 10th.
The address to use is jo.heronmedsection@gmail.com
Please note that you do NOT have to have a zoom account to join the meeting. When you log in using the link, you will be asked if you have an account or prefer to join using your browser. If need be, you can join by using the Meeting ID and passcode.
Contact Jo if you need the link.
Apologies for the late notice but the talk on Saturday 13th September has now been cancelled although we hope to reschedule it for later in the year.
Mary Garrison of York University will be speaking about Alcuin’s World through his letter and verse.
If you are not a member and would like to attend then you will need to contact Jo by the 12th.
The address to use is jo.heronmedsection@gmail.com
Please note that you do NOT have to have a zoom account to join the meeting. When you log in using the link, you will be asked if you have an account or prefer to join using your browser. If need be, you can join by using the Meeting ID and passcode.
Contact Jo if you need the link.
Sorry but due to illness, we are having to cancel the next meeting. Hopefully we may be able to rearrange next season.
The following meeting will on Saturday 7th June – having been moved to accommodate the YAHS AGM on 14th. The speaker will be Tom Pickles on Early Christian Churches & Landscapes in Yorkshire (AD 400-1100). It will be followed by the AGM.
Our next meeting will be Alex Harvey, speaking about the Vikings in Yorkshire. This is a topic we have not really looked at for a couple of years, so it will be useful to get an update on the progress of research.
If you are not a member and would like to attend then you also will need to contact Jo by the 4th.
The address to use is jo.heronmedsection@gmail.com
Please note that you do NOT have to have a zoom account to join the meeting. When you log in using the link, you will be asked if you have an account or prefer to join using your browser. If need be, you can join by using the Meeting ID and passcode.
Contact Jo if you need the link.
The June lecture will now be held one week earlier, on the 7th, to avoid a clash with YAHS AGM.
Plus a reminder that the April lecture has always been a week earlier than usual on the 5th.
| 05/04/2025 | Alex Harvey | Viking in Yorkshire |
| 10/05/2025 | Glyn Coppack | Bridlington Priory |
| 07/06/2025 | Tom Pickles | Early Christian churches & Landscaapes in Yorkshire (AD 400-1100) |
Adam Cook will be speaking on Identity In Yorkshire & Northumberland, 1066-1216.
If you are not a member and would like to attend then you also will need to contact Jo by the 7th.
The address to use is jo.heronmedsection@gmail.com
Please note that you do NOT have to have a zoom account to join the meeting. When you log in using the link, you will be asked if you have an account or prefer to join using your browser. If need be, you can join by using the Meeting ID and passcode.
Contact Jo if you need the link.
Julia Hickeys will be talking about Tudor Border reivers
Members on the mailing list will already have the link so if you haven’t received the mail first check your junk mail box and if it isn’t there contact Jo.
If you are not a member and would like to attend then you also will need to contact Jo by the 10th.
The address to use is jo.heronmedsection@gmail.com
Please note that you do NOT have to have a zoom account to join the meeting. When you log in using the link, you will be asked if you have an account or prefer to join using your browser. If need be, you can join by using the Meeting ID and passcode.
Contact Jo if you need the link.
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