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MARS is the main event of MARCUS: the Medieval and Ancient Seminars bring together the wealth of research conducted on the ancient and medieval worlds within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and beyond. Our short talks are a way of showcasing research on medieval and ancient subjects to a broad audience, including university students, staff, and the broader public.
MARS is the main event of MARCUS: the Medieval and Ancient Seminars bring together the wealth of research conducted on the ancient and medieval worlds within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and beyond. Our short talks are a way of showcasing research on medieval and ancient subjects to a broad audience, including university students, staff, and the broader public.
All talks begin at 4.15pm unless otherwise indicated.
All talks begin at 4.15pm unless otherwise indicated.
Events will take place in person in 9 Mappin Street, meeting room 112 unless noted otherwise.
Wednesday Week 2 (18 February): Reading Group, Robin Fleming, Sam Leggett, and Emma Smith, ‘Rethinking Grand Narratives: Mobility, Diet, and Health in a Small Corner of Early Medieval Hampshire’, Speculum 100 (2025): https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10.1086/736018 VENUE: Bath Hotel - Please note the change in the programme
Thursday Week 3 (26 February): Jenny Benham (Cardiff), 'The Little Birds and the Law: Espionage in the Medieval World 600-1200', VENUE: 9 Mappin G12
Wednesday Week 6 (18 March): John Baker (Nottingham), ‘Place-names and public assembly in early medieval England’
Wednesday Week 8 (22 April): John Collis (Archaeology), 'The Maison Domat, Mirefleurs: intersecting stories of Celts, Romans, Stuarts, Medicis, archaeologists and Hollywood'
Wednesday Week 10 (6 May): Rachael Haslam (York), 'Between Trust and Distrust: Narratives of Trustworthiness in Late Medieval Church Court Testimonies’
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