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Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies

Welcome to the Centre for Renaissance & Early Modern Studies

“The staff have been very helpful, welcoming and eager to impart their knowledge.  I have made great friends in my programme and together we've had fantastic opportunities…”

MA students, Castle Howard visit

Bringing together faculty and postgraduates from a wider range of disciplines than any other university in the UK

Humanties Research Centre, Berrick Saul Building

The Centre has its own dedicated space in the award-winning Berrick Saul Building

Postgraduate study area, Humanities Research Centre

CREMS is part of the University of York's Humanities Research Centre

Well placed for research into the rich archival and cultural resources found in and around York

A lively programme of seminars and conferences attracting scholars of international standing

The Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies is a flourishing interdisciplinary community devoted to the study of the long 16th and 17th centuries. Find out more about our
MA in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies.

News

Kevin Killeen wins 2024 Bainton Prize

Wednesday 6 November 2024

Kevin Killeen has been awarded the 2024 Bainton Prize, for his monograph, The Unknowable in Early Modern Thought: Natural Philosophy and the Poetics of the Ineffable (Stanford University Press, 2023).


Publication News: Matt Townend's 'J. R. R. Tolkien: A Very Short Introduction'

Monday 21 October 2024

Congratulations to Matt Townend, who has just published 'J. R. R. Tolkien: A Very Short Introduction' (Oxford University Press).


Northern Writers’ Awards 2024 unveiled

Wednesday 3 July 2024

Congratulations to Cindy Withjack, who has been awarded the Northern Debut Award for Fiction


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Events

Thu
14
Nov

Book Launch

Join us as Dave Harper, Ezra Horbury and Lauren Working introduce their books - wine and nibbles included!

Fri
15
Nov

Remembering Richard Rowland: A Mini-Conference

Please mark your calendars for a mini conference to honour the life and work of Dr Richard Rowland.

Thu
12
Dec

CREMS Christmas Party

Join us for our Christmas party!