Welcome to the Liverpool Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (LCMRS). Please take your time to browse the site, and contact us if you need more details.
We are a hub for interdisciplinary study and research of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in Europe and beyond from c.300 to c.1700. The Centre includes scholars from several disciplines and academic institutions and heritage organisations across the North West of England.
Study
Through the University of Liverpool we offer taught MA courses as well as supervision for doctoral and postdoctoral research students within a broad chronological and geographical range - roughly from c.300-1700AD, and including England, Wales, continental Europe, the Near East, and North Africa.
Please see our MA in Medieval and Renaissance Studies page for more information.
Events in 2015
Monday, 28 September, 5.00pm-7.00pm
'Some Questions about the Medieval Loan Chest at Oxford University', by Xu Sanwei (Shanhai Normal University)
Venue: Walbank Room, 12 Abercromby Square, University of Liverpool Campus
Wednesday, 14 October, 5.00pm-7.00pm
M6 Medieval Seminar (arranged in collaboration with Chester, Keele, Lancaster, Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan Universities)
Titles and speakers:
- 'Gens Merciorum: Locating a Mercian identity in the tenth and eleventh centuries', by Rebecca Griffiths (Manchester)
- 'Vitalis angligena? Problematizing the English identity of Orderic Vitalis', by Dale Copley (Chester)
Venue: Room CWE218, University of Chester, Parkgate Campus (CH1 4BJ), Westminster Building,
Monday, 26 October, 5.00pm-7.00pm
'Not like the living: the language of Anglo-Saxon immortality', by Philippa Semper (University of Birmingham)
Venue: Walbank Room, 12 Abercromby Square, University of Liverpool Campus
Monday, 2 November, 5.00pm-7.00pm
'What happened to the Vikings of the Irish Sea?', by David Griffiths (University of Oxford)
Venue: Walbank Room, 12 Abercromby Square, University of Liverpool Campus
This event includes a reception to celebrate the publication of S Duffy and H Mytum (eds.), 'A New History of the Isle of Man Vol. 3. Medieval Period'.
Monday, 16 November, 5.00pm-7.00pm
'Henry VIII: Catholicism without the pope'?', by George Bernard (University of Southampton)
Venue: Walbank Room, 12 Abercromby Square, University of Liverpool Campus
Monday, 7 December, 5.00pm-7.00pm
'Dissolution and Disillusion? The Last Generation of English Abbots, c.1530-c.1590', by Martin Heale (University of Liverpool)
Venue: Walbank Room, 12 Abercromby Square, University of Liverpool Campus
Download a print friendly version of our LCMRS Events Programme for Autumn - Winter 2015.
Projects and partnerships
- National Museums Liverpool
- The Medieval Chronicle
- Cultures of Political Counsel
- Liverpool University Players
- The Hispanic Baroque
Providing expertise
We provide expertise for organizations and individuals (e.g. museums, government bodies and the media).
Visit our Members and Research Projects pages, or contact us for more details.