The first material evidence of the Schola Saxonum suggests the Anglo-Saxons in Rome were a thriving and valued expat community.

Abstract. This article seeks to address the underexplored role of language as a marker of identity in the early medieval period by focusing on England in t

Towards and beyond the ‘Fall’: rethinking Rome’s end

How did people in the Middle Ages think about the relationship between food and health? With funding from the EU, Claire Burridge will shed new light on this question.

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This editorial introduction explains the rationale for this journal and its place in the current research landscape of late antique studies. While this field has “exploded”, different specialisms and disciplines continue to approach the period through ...

Early Medieval Europe is an interdisciplinary medieval studies journal covering European history from the fall of the Roman Empire up until the 11th century.

This article examines the earliest vitae of St Marinos (Mary/Marina) the Monk, a late antique saint who was said to have been assigned female at birth but to have lived as a monk in a male monastery. It offers brief comparative analyses of the oldest ...

[The Neville Morley of Earth 2 developed a brief stint as Faculty Education Director into a full-blown managerial career, rapidly progressing via Head of School and Dean to Pro-Vice Chancellor for …

College of Arts & HumanitiesSchool of Critical Studies Lecturer in Early Modern English Literature (R&T)Vacancy Ref: 195373Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum The School of Critica...

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Abstract. This article offers a new contextualization of the Bayeux Tapestry by exploring its use as mealtime reading in a monastic refectory. This concept

Want a fresh history of the Merovingians? Maybe the newly published Merovingian Worlds (Cambridge University Press, 2024) is for you! James’s new book Ok, so it begs the questions of whether …

The Anglo-Saxons: Myth and History - Volume 51

History UK is pleased to be running the Academic Job Boot Camp again this year on 11 December 2024, 12-4pm online. All early career historians are encouraged to apply, with preference being given t…

Abstract:. The 2019 discovery of Yersinia pestis ancient DNA at Edix Hill in Cambridgeshire unquestionably confirms that plague was present in sixth-centur