British Academy Medieval Week
Programme 15 - 18 November 2010
A special series of lectures and talks exploring different aspects of medieval life, jointly organised by the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. All events took place at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PQ.
Each day featured a pair of linked events, starting at 6.00pm with a 50 minute talk and discussion on a broad medieval topic, followed by a short tea break, then a more formal lecture at 7.00pm. Each evening ended with a reception at around 8.00pm.
Monday 15 November 2010
6.00pm
Monuments in Motion
Professor Rosemary Cramp FBA "in conversation with" Dr Barbara Crawford FRSE
7.00pm
Portable Christianity: Relics in the Medieval West (c. 700-1200)
Raleigh Lecture on History, by Professor Julia Smith
Tuesday 16 November 2010
6.00pm
‘He that all our comford was’? Robert the Bruce in Scottish Sources before Barbour’s Bruce
Professor Dauvit Broun in conversation with Professor Alexander Broadie FRSE
7.00pm
More than ‘skimble-skamble stuff’: The medieval Welsh Poetry associated with Owain Glyndwr
Sir John Rhys Memorial Lecture, by Professor Gruffydd Aled Williams
Wednesday 17 November 2010
6.00pm
‘The Middle Ages – A Distant Mirror’: Medieval life and death and through the centuries
Professor Graham Caie FRSE in conversation with Dr Chris Jones
7.00pm
Personifications of Old Age in Medieval Poetry
Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Lecture, by Professor Ad Putter
Thursday 18 November 2010
6.00pm
The Past as Propaganda: The Declaration of Arbroath
Talk, by Professor Alexander Broadie FRSE
7.00pm
The Past as Propaganda: The Mongol ‘World History’
Aspects of Art Lecture, by Professor Robert Hillenbrand FBA FRSE
