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Welcome to the Centre for Medieval Studies

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.

Combining world-renowned expertise and research in Medieval Art and Architecture, Archaeology, Literature, and History with the unrivalled resources available in the medieval city of York, the Centre offers a truly interdisciplinary Medieval Studies experience.

Professor Mark Ormrod (1957-2020)

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Professor Mark Ormrod, our former director, on Sunday morning, 2 August 2020. Mark’s scholarship shaped the study of late medieval England, in its political and social life, and its relations with the wider world. The Centre for Medieval Studies and the wider community of medievalists is deeply indebted both to his learning and his leadership. We have lost an immensely generous colleague, teacher, mentor and friend. Mark’s students recently endowed the ‘Ormrod Prize’, awarded annually to the best PhD on a medieval topic at York. He himself endowed a scholarship that will enable CMS to grow and for his legacy to shape future generations of young medievalists.  

We include an appreciation written by Professor Sarah Rees Jones. There will be occasions to honour Mark’s contribution to the life of the CMS, the Department of History and the University in the future.

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