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.
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.
Postgraduate courses
Events
Memory, Emotion and Truth: The Posthumous Trial of Joan of Arc
6.00PM, Bowland Auditorium
Dr Craig Taylor
Family and kinship in medieval Europe: where are we now?
5.30PM, V/N/123 (Vanbrugh College, University of York)
Matthew Hammond (King's College London)
Materials from the margins: A Seljuk horizon and pre-Mongol ‘globalism’
6.30PM, Bowland Auditorium, Berrick Saul Building
Professor Finbarr Barry Flood
Research projects
News
Monday 4 February 2019
This week saw the launch of a new project: The Northern Way – The Archbishops of York and the North of England, 1304-1405.
Thursday 27 December 2018
The Centre is pleased to welcome Professor Dawn Hadley and Dr Katherine Cross.
Thursday 27 December 2018
One of our CMS MA alumni, Sarah Hinds, has been awarded this year's Gender and Medieval Studies essay prize for the archaeology essay on erotic badges she submitted for the interdisciplinary module Gender and Sexuality last year.
Medieval Studies at York
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