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📢Semester Two Schedule for the School of Humanities Postgraduate Work-in-Progress seminars is finally ready! We have an amazing mix of History, Classics, and English talks this semester. If you want to join the mailing list, please email Adel ([email protected])

GCMS Director: Looking forward to teaching a module on 'The Tudors, 1485-1603' to help out University of Reading History next academic year, including guest lectures by esteemed colleagues Professor Emeritus Ralph Houlbrooke and Prof Kate Williams 💙 (University of Reading). unireadinghistory.com/2015/02/12/a-h…

GCMS Director: Very much looking forward to hearing Dr Eliot Benbow (MOLA) who will address us this Wed. 5 March via Zoom on the subject of 'Between the Shrine and the Marketplace: Pilgrimage, Trade and the Movement of Devotional Objects in Late Medieval London'. All welcome!

GCMS Director: Thank you very much to Dr Eliot Benbow (MOLA) for a fascinating paper this evening. We wish him all the very best with his position at MOLA and his imminent research publications. Thank you to everyone for coming (in Reading Week!) and for the excellent questions.

GCMS Director: For the next paper in our seminar series we are delighted that Professor Katy Cubitt (Professor Emerita, UEA) will address us next Wednesday 12 March at 4.30pm via Zoom on the subject of: 'Archbishop Wulfstan of York and Continental Influences'. All welcome!

On International Women’s day, we’re celebrating Dr Nellie Eales. Thanks to her, we have treasures like this 1420’s ‘Book of Hours’, and our Cole collection. [MS 2087] #internationalwomensday #universityofreading #bookofhours #manuscript #illumination

GCMS Director: Thank you again so much to Professor Katy Cubitt (Professor Emerita, UEA) for a wonderful paper this evening - incredibly rich and erudite. And to everyone who came and asked such excellent and wide-ranging questions.

GCMS Director: Thank you to our postgraduate students for organising such an excellent conference/forum today and to all those who helped organise the event. Thank you to all who attended, gave presentations, asked such discerning questions. More GCMS events to come after Easter!

GCMS Director: For our final seminar of the Spring Semester we look forward to welcoming Nikos Chrissis (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece) on Wednesday 14 May (via Zoom) who will address us on the subject of 'Byzantine Perceptions of Holy War and Crusading'. All welcome!

GCMS Director: Thank you very much to Voice of Islam Radio for having me on their 'The Breakfast Show' this morning to talk about my research and teaching on the Crusades - excellent questions and most enjoyable.

Curious about the Crusades? Our presenters spoke to Professor Rebecca from GCMS, Reading Uni on the Breakfast show. Listen from 1:43:00 👉 [ow.ly/eU3h50VAtT6] #History #Crusades #VOI

Pope Francis has died, The Vatican has confirmed. Professor Rebecca Rist (University of Reading History) comments on Pope Francis's legacy. Read Professor Rist's commentary on Pope Francis's time in office, and insight into what comes for The Vatican: tinyurl.com/5n7fcey4 Uni of Reading

Uncertain what happens next following the death of Pope Francis? Professor Rebecca Rist, expert in the papacy from University of Reading History has been busy speaking to media. Here we've compiled a few comments regarding Francis' legacy and what happens next. More rdg.ac/4lVR6ls

Following the passing of Pope Francis I earlier this week, we were warmed looking back into the UoR news archives to when he was presented with a climate stripes scarf by La Repubblica, one of Italy's leading news outlets on #WorldEnvironmentDay 2023. #ThePope #ShowYourStripes

Prof. Rebecca Rist, Director of the Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies, Medievalist and Papal Historian, Department of History, University of Reading, UK: My thoughts on Pope Francis (2013-2025), his time in office, his legacy, and the Papal Conclave to elect the next pope:

GCMS Director: For our last GCMS Seminar of the Spring Semester we are delighted to welcome on Wed. 14 May Nikos Chrissis (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece) who will address us on the topic of: 'Byzantine Perceptions of Holy War and Crusading' at 4.30pm (Zoom).All welcome!

GCMS Director: The GCMS is very much looking forward to this year's Summer Symposium on 'The Medieval Papacy (Part Three)' on Thursday 12 June via Zoom. We look forward to welcoming some splendid speakers from home and abroad and to hearing some fascinating papers. All welcome!

GCMS Director: Thank you very much to Nikos Chrissis (now at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) for an excellent paper this evening and for answering our questions. Thanks to all for coming. That ends our Spring Semester Seminars. Now the GCMS Summer Symposium!

GCMS Director: Thank you to all who came and supported the GCMS today - a wonderful day of excellent papers - my thanks to all our splendid speakers and to our audience. We look forward to our final Symposium on 'The Medieval Papacy: Part Four' next June - details to follow soon.