Tuesday 16 July 2019 marks the 650th anniversary of the death of John Grandisson (1292-1369), Exeter’s longest-serving bishop. The cathedral and the diocese have been shaped by many hands over many centuries but arguably it is Grandisson, who led the diocese for forty-two years from 1327, whose imprint has proved the most enduring. Before his tenure, […]
May is an exciting month for Exeterâs Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. As a part of Dr Levi Roachâs AHRC funded grant âForging Memory: Falsified Documents and Institutional History in Europe, c.970-1020â, a series of events will be held across the University, and the Cathedral and its Library & Archives exploring Exeterâs genuine and fake medieval documents. In […]
In June and July 2018, Julia Hopkin, an MA student in experimental archaeology at Exeter, spent some time in Exeter Cathedral Library and Archives, funded by the university as part of the College of Humanities’ student internship scheme. Her job was to create a guide for students (at all levels) who might be interested in using the […]
A couple of weeks ago, on Saturday 17th March, a few staff in the Centre had a stall at the Universityâs Community Day to showcase some of the research we do relating to Exeter Cathedral. We had interest from people of all ages, asking questions about our projects, the pictures and maps we were showing, […]
It brings me great pleasure to announce that the Arts and Humanities Research Council has seen fit to fund my new project, âForging Memory: Falsified Documents and Institutional History in Europe, c. 970â1020â. This aims to place forgeries at the heart of our understanding of the growth and development of historical consciousness at a key […]
Of the many celebrated names connected with medieval Exeter, Bracton is one of only a handful to claim global recognition. Bracton is known to students and practitioners of law throughout the Anglophone world as a founding father of English Common Law and the assumed author of an invaluable compendium ‘On the Laws and Customs of England’. While he is widely […]
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