Teaching the Creed and Articles of Faith in England: Lateran IV to Ignorantia...
The broad conclusion of this thesis is that the available evidence shows that the basic principles of Christian doctrine were available both to the lower clergy who would preach and teach the Creed and...
View ArticleChrist in Motion: Portable Objects and Scenographic Environments in the...
It accordingly seems clear, from many preserved accounts, that by the end of the fifteenth century the rubric of the Church of Prague was no longer the same and that progressive versions contained...
View ArticleThe King’s Three Images: The representation of St. Edward the Confessor in...
This study will revolve around the characterisation of Edward as constructed in the various surviving texts, and its emphasis will be twofold: my primary concern is to explore how St. Edward the...
View ArticleOn Omissions and Substitutions in the Medieval English Translations of the...
In view of this we carried out research on two English medieval translations of John’s Gospel, believing that their comparison would not only reveal differences in the perception and experience of...
View ArticleTransformations of Print into Painting: A Case Study of the Context of Prints...
This liturgical psalter raises issues of the production and consumption of religious texts in convents in the northern Netherlands. The post Transformations of Print into Painting: A Case Study of the...
View ArticleSt George’s Day: A Cultural History
The modern celebration of St. George’s Day, frequently associated with intense English nationalism, grew out of a religious feast that commemorated a Middle-Eastern individual who died protesting an...
View ArticleThe Augustinian Canons in England and Wales: Architecture, Archaeology and...
The Augustinian canons remain very much the Cinderellas of British medieval monastic history. The post The Augustinian Canons in England and Wales: Architecture, Archaeology and Liturgy 1100-1540...
View ArticleMonastic Space and the Use of Books in Anglo-Norman England
My summary of a paper given at the Institute of Historical Research on: Monastic Space and the Use of Books in Anglo-Norman England. The post Monastic Space and the Use of Books in Anglo-Norman England...
View ArticleWomen’s Devotional Bequests of Textiles in the Late Medieval English Parish...
My investigation is set within the context of the current high level of interest in the workings of the late medieval parish. The post Women’s Devotional Bequests of Textiles in the Late Medieval...
View ArticleThe Friars Preachers: The First Hundred Years of the Dominican Order
When Dominic of Caleruega began preaching in southern France in the early 1200s, he would have had no idea of the far reaching influence that the band of men he would attract would leave such a broad...
View ArticleDramatic ritual and preaching in late Anglo-Saxon England
My thesis involves an examination of the dramatic liturgical ritual of the late Anglo-Saxon period and its relationship to other aspects of Christian worship, especially vernacular preaching.
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Who is this King of Glory? Robert I of Scotland (1306-29), Holy Week and the...
As an aspiring monarch Robert Bruce had the best of teachers – King Edward I of England. According to Sir Thomas Gray, Robert served in his youth as a ‘bachelor’ in Edward I’s household. If so, this...
View ArticleThe Liturgical Drama of Christmas
An in-depth look at the music of liturgical drama and its role within medieval Christmas celebrations.
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