Category: Research

We are immensely proud of Emma Rose Kraus’ latest publication on early modern rope dancing. Edited by Amrita Sen and Jennifer Linhart Wood, Early Modern Performance … Read more

The Bibliographical Society, founded in 1892, is the senior learned society dealing with the study of the book and its history. The 2025 Gold Medal … Read more

We started the year of events with Kent & Canterbury History and Heritage’s Michael Nightingale Memorial Lecture to which the Lord Mayor of Canterbury Cllr Keji … Read more

The Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) at the University of Kent is proud to celebrate the outstanding range of publications and grant … Read more

Next week, several members of the MEMS community will travel to Leeds for the annual International Medieval Congress. If you’re attending the conference, come along … Read more

From discovering rare jewels in the archives to listening to the miracles of Thomas Becket in the setting of Canterbury Cathedral, there is something for … Read more

Luke Farrell has been working with the Historic Towns Trust. In a recent blog post for the Trust, Luke spoke about his experience working for … Read more

 Rebecca Gaylord and John Manley have jointly won the Thirsk Prize awarded by Kent Archaeological Society for their MEMS MA dissertations. This blog post was created by Dr … Read more

Michael Maier’s Atalanta Fugiens (1617) is one of the most intriguing early modern books held in the Templeman Special Collections and Archives. This blog post … Read more

Dr Suzanna Ivanic and her team launch Renaissance Prague Stories, www.renaissanceprague.co.uk. This web-based app reveals the city’s rich multicultural heritage, bringing past and present voices … Read more