Medieval Section meeting on Saturday 13th May, 2023 at 2pm on Zoom

Our next meeting will be held next Saturday at 14.00, and our speaker will be Jonathan Clark of the Landmark Trust speaking about Caverley Old Hall. This is the delayed presentation we hope to have earlier this season.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsduuqqDIoH9AqzxMUkFZ3s1Uc0z4E_y2W

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting, and it will reconfirmed on Friday.

Medieval Section meeting on Saturday 15th April, 2023 at 2pm on Zoom – Followed by the AGM

Remembering St Hilda in the Later Middle Ages a talk by Christiane Kroebel (Associate Fellow, Institute of Historical Research, and curator of Whitby Museum’s Abbey collection)

Abstract
Medieval Section members may recall that I spoke about St Hilda in 2017. This is the result after several years of further research into this well-known figure from early medieval England but how she was regarded in the later Middle Ages is considered here. After the Norman Conquest, she became the focus of renewed interest which resulted in the foundation of a Benedictine monastery at Whitby. However, St Hilda’s appeal can be seen elsewhere and is traced through church dedications and secular and monastic texts. Uncovering the history of these churches found a small number of people who promoted her memorialization after the Conquest and their influence affected where her name is found in locations in Yorkshire and northern England. A network of secular landholders as patrons can be detected. It seems that in later centuries devotion to her never reached great popularity nevertheless she had her following amongst the laity and in diverse monastic foundations. By the fourteenth century, two miracles became popular whose origin cannot be firmly established as coming from Whitby but resonated locally.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsd-mopjItHNIvF741i6I6e0BmbKZn13dK

Medieval Section meeting on Saturday 11th March, 2023 at 2pm on Zoom

Unfortunately the scheduled lecture on Calverley Old Hall has been postponed and in its place we have Fedor Kiyanenko and his topic is “Who were the Anglo-Saxon urbanites?: a new approach to the archaeology of early medieval urban settlement.“

The link to register for the meeting is https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtfuihqTsvHNEGFPI5o_Nfp5AsiZxNNjQG 

If you have any problems let Jo know – jo.heronmedsection@gmail.com

Non-members are welcome

Medieval Section Lecture on Saturday 11th February, 2023 at 2pm – on Zoom

Uncovering Rievaulx Abbey’s landscapes – the Cistercian taskscape and environmental change

This talk will present a case study of Rievaulx Abbey (North Yorkshire), to examine whether a major Cistercian monastery ‘transformed’ its landscape. Dr Freya Horsfield is based at Durham University.

Members will have already received a mail with the link to register for the Zoom meeting but non-members are welcome and can register through this link : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88965644988?pwd=aGtjYi9WU2pFRG4wbkhtQzBpRVJnUT09

Medieval Section Meeting on Saturday, January 14th, 2023

Happy New Year to you all 🙂

The next meeting will be presented by Martin Richards on Archaeogenetics and Human Ancestry.  It should be very interesting to see the work of scientist in tracing our ancestry through physical means. 

Member will have already received a mail with the link to register for the Zoom meeting but non-members are welcome and can register through this link :

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtcuqtrD4uEtx_LTPEU6bvmR8EJNVmlEMh

We look forward to ‘seeing’ you there.

Also, a brief reminder that subscriptions to the YAHS and the section are now due.  You can either renew online or send a cheque to YAHS at Stringer House.  We do hope that you will rejoin and enjoy the programme for the rest of the year.

New members are always welcome and you can join through this link . Medieval Section only costs £16 / year. If you are already a member of the YAHS it is only an extra £6 / year.

Medieval Section meeting on Saturday 12th November, 2022 at 2pm

Sarah Brown will be talking about the Medieval stained glass from York, St Cuthbert window’

Unfortunately the speaker will not be able to be with us but she is sending presentation which we will be able to view, and would be happy to take any questions or comments from members afterwards.

Section members members should have already received the link to register and non-members are welcome. Please use the following link to register :

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtd-GhqDwsH9Wyg5TMem1ouSgLLPyRfL_x

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.