Medieval History
Prof. Paul Russell notes:
A new website has been launched on Medieval Welsh law. This examines all aspects of medieval Welsh law, and includes bibliographies, discussions, details about the manuscripts, sections on Aneurin Owen?s Ancient Laws, and much more. This work is the result of a research project led by Dr Sara Elin Roberts, with ASNC graduate Bryn Jones as a research assistant; the project was funded by the Publications and Research Committee of the University of Wales, with the work of creating the website funded by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. The website also represents the work of Seminar Cyfraith Hywel, and announcements of the meetings of the Seminar, new publications, and related matters will be included on the website from now on.
- Turning Darkness Into Light
Dutch graffiti artist, Niels Meulman, has produced art inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels and the Old Irish poem Pangur Bán, which will be on display in the north of England until the end of September. The BBC cover the story here. Professor Paul Russell,...
- Dafydd Jenkins (1911?2012), Scholar Of Medieval Welsh Law (inter Plurima)
Dr Paul Russell writes: Professor Dafydd Jenkins, legal historian and the doyen of medieval Welsh law, died in the early hours of Sunday 6 May at the age of 101. Born on 1 March 1911, he lived long enough to have had at least four careers. He was born...
- Medieval £540k Manuscript The Laws Of Hywel Dda Goes On Display
One of the first medieval manuscripts to be written in Welsh will go on display for the first time in more than 200 years. The 14th Century pocket book, The Laws of Hywel Dda, was bought at auction by the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, for £541,250...
- Laws Of Hywel Dda Manuscript To Be Sold At Auction
A 14th century manuscript containing the Laws of Hywel Dda is set to go up for auction next month, and is expected to sell for between £500,000-700,000. Sotheby?s London will offer the medieval Welsh manuscript as part of its sale of Western Manuscripts...
- Early English Laws Website
I?m delighted to announce that the Early English Laws website is now live. This three-year, AHRC-funded project (a collaboration between the Institute of Historical Research, London and the Centre for Computing in the Humanities at King?s College London)...
Medieval History
New Website on Medieval Welsh Law (Cyfraith Hywel)
Prof. Paul Russell notes:
A new website has been launched on Medieval Welsh law. This examines all aspects of medieval Welsh law, and includes bibliographies, discussions, details about the manuscripts, sections on Aneurin Owen?s Ancient Laws, and much more. This work is the result of a research project led by Dr Sara Elin Roberts, with ASNC graduate Bryn Jones as a research assistant; the project was funded by the Publications and Research Committee of the University of Wales, with the work of creating the website funded by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. The website also represents the work of Seminar Cyfraith Hywel, and announcements of the meetings of the Seminar, new publications, and related matters will be included on the website from now on.
- Turning Darkness Into Light
Dutch graffiti artist, Niels Meulman, has produced art inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels and the Old Irish poem Pangur Bán, which will be on display in the north of England until the end of September. The BBC cover the story here. Professor Paul Russell,...
- Dafydd Jenkins (1911?2012), Scholar Of Medieval Welsh Law (inter Plurima)
Dr Paul Russell writes: Professor Dafydd Jenkins, legal historian and the doyen of medieval Welsh law, died in the early hours of Sunday 6 May at the age of 101. Born on 1 March 1911, he lived long enough to have had at least four careers. He was born...
- Medieval £540k Manuscript The Laws Of Hywel Dda Goes On Display
One of the first medieval manuscripts to be written in Welsh will go on display for the first time in more than 200 years. The 14th Century pocket book, The Laws of Hywel Dda, was bought at auction by the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, for £541,250...
- Laws Of Hywel Dda Manuscript To Be Sold At Auction
A 14th century manuscript containing the Laws of Hywel Dda is set to go up for auction next month, and is expected to sell for between £500,000-700,000. Sotheby?s London will offer the medieval Welsh manuscript as part of its sale of Western Manuscripts...
- Early English Laws Website
I?m delighted to announce that the Early English Laws website is now live. This three-year, AHRC-funded project (a collaboration between the Institute of Historical Research, London and the Centre for Computing in the Humanities at King?s College London)...