Medieval Section – Medieval Section of the Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society

Medieval Section meeting on Saturday 11th May, 2024 at 2pm on Zoom

This month the speaker will be Dr Jane Richardson talking about the excavations and post-excavation results from the recently-excavated site at Garforth.

This will be followed by the section AGM.

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

Medieval Section meeting on Saturday 9th March 2024 at 2pm on Zoom

Kate Giles will be talking about ‘Medieval Wall paintings at Pickering Church’.

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 8th.

The address to use is jo.heronmedsection@gmail.com

Medieval Section Meeting on Saturday 10th February at 2pm

Our speaker, John Jenkins, will be talking about the work done at York’s Guildhall.

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 9th.

The address to use is jo.heronmedsection@gmail.com

Medieval Section Meeting on Saturday 9th December at 2pm

This Saturday we have Hanna Vorholt talking about Illuminated manuscripts,

This will be a hybrid meeting at Swarthmore if you want to attend in person. If you would like to bring along something consumable to share with other members, it would be welcome, and members can collect their copy of the 2022 Medieval Yorkshire at the same time.

To attend on Zoom mail Jo as usual.

Medieval Section Meeting on Saturday 11th November at 2pm

George Loffman, of York Archaeological Trust will be speaking on the recent excavations at Micklegate, York.

Please see note below for future events.

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Nov 11, 2023 14:00 London

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The following meeting, in December, will be our Christmas event when we will hope to meet live at Swarthmore Education Centre. As well as having a live meeting, we hope to be able to distribute your copy of Medieval Yorkshire. The Section has been left a collection of volumes by the late John Dixon, and they are being offered for sale initially to Section members. Jo will be circulating the list of volumes and suggested prices in the next few days, and they will be sold on a first come-first served basis. You can book your preference with me as soon as possible. All of the donated books and the Medieval Yorkshire copies will be available for collection at the December meeting. To avoid the Christmas post, the remaining order, and MY’s will be sent out after Christmas. Postage will be added to the cost of the Dixon volumes.

The remaining books from John Dixon will then be offered to YAHS members in the New Year, and to booksellers in February.

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 :

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Medieval Section Meeting – Saturday 12th February at 2pm

The next meeting of the Section will be held on 12th February. Our speaker will be Marta Cobb, and her topic will be Medieval Fairy tales.

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Feb 12, 2022 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time

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

Medieval Section meeting on Saturday 13th November, 2021 at 2pm.

This time, we have Stuart Wrathmell speaking on Vikings settlements in eastern and northern Yorkshire. This will follow on nicely from the Lost Villages Found conference last Saturday.

Please register in advance for this meeting:
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Medieval Section Lecture – 13th Jan 2018 at 2 pm

Saturday 13th January, 2pm at Swarthmore.

“Mirrors for Men?” a technological and cultural comparison of European and Japanese medieval swords by Stefan Maeder.

The Japanese Sword is often praised as the apex of the swordsmith’s craft. A direct comparison between European medieval swords, treated according to the traditional Japanese method of sword-polishing, and Japanese counterpart yielded a range of new results. These encompass a better understanding of technological and cultural common points, as well as of differences between the most prestigious and symbolic weapons of pre-modern Japan and medieval Europe.

Stefan’s background is in prehistoric and early medieval archaeology with a specialization in arms and armour studies. This is a rare opportunity to hear about a comparative study of Japanese and European sword-making traditions and culture.

The Later Middle Ages: A Missing Chapter in the History of Migration to England

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The Medieval Section’s December lecture on migration to English during the later Middle Ages will be given by Dr Bart Lambert, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of York. Dr Lambert has kindly provided the following details about his talk:

Historians studying migration to the British Isles traditionally concentrate on the successive comings of the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans, before moving rapidly forward to the arrival of minority religious and ethnic groups, both as refugees and as forced migrants, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Yet in 2015, the AHRC-funded England’s Immigrants-project revealed that during the later Middle Ages, between 1 and 5 per cent of the English population was born abroad. These first-generation immigrants made essential contributions to the country’s commercial, agricultural and manufacturing economies and left a lasting cultural legacy. Their presence prompted the government to develop new legal frameworks, parts of which are still in place today. This paper will explore the lives of late medieval England’s immigrant population and establish its wider significance in light of the longer-term history of migration to the British Isles.

The lecture meeting will take place in the Swarthmore Education Institute at 2pm on Saturday 9th December and will be followed by the Medieval Section’s traditional Christmas afternoon tea.