Welcome to the Centre for Medieval Studies
Study at the historic King's Manor
A leading international centre of research into the Middle Ages
York: one of the finest medieval cities in the world
The UK’s largest and longest established postgraduate provider of Medieval Studies
Join a vibrant and active community of like-minded medievalists
The city of York is rich in medieval resources
The Centre for Medieval Studies (CMS) at the University of York is one of the world’s leading centres for postgraduate study and research into the Middle Ages.
Our vision of medieval studies situates world-leading expertise on the European Middle Ages, 400-1550, within a wider Afro-Eurasian framework, with current concentrations of excellence in medieval England and its neighbours, the built environment, religion and dissent, gender and sexuality, Viking studies and Islamic cultures.
We draw upon expertise from the departments of Archaeology, English and Related Literature, History and History of Art, as well as from Computer Science, Language and Linguistic Sciences and Physics. Our teaching and research is shaped by long experience of innovative interdisciplinary collaboration, extending across the Humanities to the Natural Sciences.
We are a welcoming and supportive community, fully committed to diversity and inclusivity in our study of the Middle Ages.
Postgraduate courses
Events
Gaelic Influence in the Northumbrian Kingdom: A Focus on York
5.30PM, Zoom
Dr Fiona Edmonds (Lancaster University)
Medieval Literatures Research Seminar
5.00PM, To be confirmed
Professor Shirin A. Khanmohamadi (San Franciso State University)
Research projects
News
Wednesday 11 August 2021
Book proposals are invited for the series Health and Healing in the Middle Ages
Tuesday 13 July 2021
Congratulations to the editorial team at the journal 'postmedieval' on the launch of their new website.
Wednesday 7 July 2021
Congratulations to CMS Professors Sarah Brown, Tim Ayers and Sarah Rees Jones on the publication of their new edited book: York: Art, Architecture and Archaeology. Out 20 July!
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