Medieval History
Historians and archaeologists from the University of Chester and the University of Exeter have received ?1.2 million in funding for a new project that will explore the changing significance of memory in medieval and modern England and Wales.
The universities announced the grant from European Research Council (ERC) yesterday. It goes towards the project, titled ?The Past in its Place: Histories of Memory in English and Welsh Locales?, which aims to delve into archaeological, historical and literary perspectives of memory by exploring churches, ancient monuments and distinctive local landscapes.
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Medieval History
Universities of Chester and Exeter receives ?1.2 million to research medieval history of England and Wales
Historians and archaeologists from the University of Chester and the University of Exeter have received ?1.2 million in funding for a new project that will explore the changing significance of memory in medieval and modern England and Wales.
The universities announced the grant from European Research Council (ERC) yesterday. It goes towards the project, titled ?The Past in its Place: Histories of Memory in English and Welsh Locales?, which aims to delve into archaeological, historical and literary perspectives of memory by exploring churches, ancient monuments and distinctive local landscapes.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
- Mapping The Medieval Countryside Project Receives £528,000 In Funding
A new project from King?s College London and the University of Winchester will allow researchers to explore the lands of medieval England as never before has received over half a million pounds in funding. The three-year project is led by medieval historian...
- £7.5m Project To Revitalize Chester Cathedral
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- Exeter Cathedral Awarded £45,800
Plans to transform opportunities for education and research at Exeter Cathedral received a boost last week, thanks to a £45,800 award from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Through the proposed project new learning spaces will be created in the Bishops...
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In the Christian faith, Maundy Thursday is the day that Christ conducted the Last Supper with the apostles; in the Middle Ages it was also the day on which heinous sinners were reconciled with the Christian community after 40 days of being ostracised...
- Mapping The Medieval City: Space, Place And Identity
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