This topic was day four of a five part introduction to the European Galleries of the British Museum run at the City Lit and the Museum on 29 July 2013. I hope to re-run the course in summer 2014. The British Museum holds astonishing artefacts which colour our understanding of Medieval society. The Lewis chessmen… Read more »
The British Museum holds astonishing artefacts which colour our understanding of Medieval society. We offer an overview of the period in the morning and study key artefacts, including the Lewis chessmen in the Museum in the afternoon. The British Museum dates the start of the Middle Ages from the acceptance of Christianity as the official… Read more »
Lectures for Baltic and St Petersburg Cruise on the Ocean Countess July 2011 ANGLO-SAXONS AND VIKINGS – THE MAKING OF ENGLAND Lecture 6 Vikings Everywhere In the first five lectures we have looked at the transformation of Roman Britain into Anglo-Saxon England. By the time William of Normandy conquered Britain in 1066 many institutions and… Read more »