The CMS is based in the heart of medieval York
Two major imprints publish under the aegis of the CMS
-Georgi-Mabeev2.jpg "York Minster (c) George Mabee")
The Minster: a crucial resource for studying the Middle Ages in York
A will held at the Borthwick Institute
The York Gospels: one of the treasures of York Minster Library
The Centre's illustrious neighbours include St Mary's Abbey
The King's Manor refectory: a popular meeting place for students
Welcome to the Centre for Medieval Studies
One of the world's leading centres for interdisciplinary graduate teaching and research into the middle ages
Our 30 teaching staff are drawn from the departments of Archaeology, English, History and History of Art.
The Centre's lively graduate community includes more than 150 students pursuing interdisciplinary or single-subject MAs and PhDs. Find out more...
Conferences & Workshops
8 June 2013
Norse in the North: Latin Learning and Norse Culture
2nd Annual one-day Postgraduate Conference
Norse in the North Programme (PDF 
, 288kb)
Registration Details
2 November, 2013
Storytelling in Court and Cloister: the SSMLL one-day conference
Further details to be posted soon
15-16 November 2013
'Inscribing the Past'
The Late Medieval France and Burgundy Seminar
CALL FOR PAPERS
3-5 July 2014
The Thirteenth York Manuscripts Conference:
Cathedral Libraries and Archives of Britain and Ireland
Further details (PDF , 12kb)
Noticeboard
Centre for Medieval Literature
a cross-disciplinary theoretical framework
for the study of medieval literature on a
European scale
From PhD to Life
Q & A with Chris Humphrey (PhD in Medieval Studies graduate)
Forthcoming events
Thursday 16 May
Writers at York
Bernard O'Donoghue - Poetry Reading
6.15pm, Treehouse, Berrick Saul Building
Wine and soft drinks will be served
All Welcome
poster (PDF , 230kb)
Weds-Thurs 22-23 May
'New Directions in Castle Studies: Castles and Architectural History'
Dr Jeremy Ashbee and Dr John Goodall
Seminar: Weds 22 May, 2pm, K/133
Visit: Richmond, Bolton and Middleham Castles
Graduate students only
If you wish to attend contact Izzy Hampton: iaaf500@york.ac.uk
poster (PDF , 359kb)
Tuesday 28 May
Professor Nicholas Brooks (University of Birmingham)
'The Composition of the Old English Royal Annals (al. the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle) 899-1131'
5.30pm, King's Manor KG/84