Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Our medieval and early-modern research group is home to a vibrant and diverse array of research across the medieval and early-modern periods, ranging from saints lives to the history of scholarship, from pirates to the Paston family, from medieval Wales to renaissance Italy.
Three themes stand out which connect all this research. The first is humanism: the recovery of the classical past. How distinct was 'Renaissance' humanism from earlier medieval modes of reading and imitating classical texts? The second theme is that of archives and the history of the book. This research underpins our commitment to widening public access to archives in innovative and challenging ways, through our 'Unlocking the Archive' and 'Paston Footprints' projects. Humanism and archival studies are also the central strands of our Masters programme, 'Medieval and Early-Modern Textual Cultures'. The third theme is cross-cultural connections. The medieval and early-modern periods are marked by their internationalism, which expressed itself in myriad ways that our members explore, such as travel narratives, pilgrimage texts, military and diplomatic exchanges, and early scholarship into different religious textualities.
Network
Profiles
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Sophie Butler
- School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing - Lecturer in Early Modern Literature
- Medieval and Early Modern Research Group - Member
Person: Academic, Teaching & Scholarship, Research Group Member
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Emily Dolmans
- School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing - Lecturer in Medieval Literature
- Heritage and History - Member
- Medieval and Early Modern Research Group - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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Tony Gash
- School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing - Senior Fellow
- Medieval and Early Modern Research Group - Member
Person: Honorary
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English and Scottish Scholars and the Global Library: From Aleppo to Massachusetts (1500-1700)
1/05/22 → 30/04/26
Project: Fellowship
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The Lives of Pietro Aretino: The Art of Scandal in the Italian Renaissance
1/10/21 → 30/09/23
Project: Research
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Margaret Paston: 'the first captenesse' - permanent exhibition
Smyth, K. & Knee, R., 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
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Paston Heritage Trails Website
Smyth, K. & Parker, E., Jan 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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The last voyage of the Gloucester (1682): The politics of a royal shipwreck
Jowitt, C., 10 Jun 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: English Historical Review. ceac127.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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ESSE book prize, Literatures in the English Language
Jowitt, Claire (Recipient), Jun 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Jowitt, Claire (Recipient), 30 Jun 2021
Prize: Election to learned society
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Finalist, UEA Innovation and Impact Awards 2021
Roebuck, Thomas (Recipient), 26 Apr 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Chair of Judges, Hakluyt Society Essay Prize
Claire Jowitt (Presenter)
1 Jul 2021 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Notes and Queries (Journal)
Thomas Roebuck (Editor)
1 Jun 2021 → …Activity: Editorial work › Publication editorial role
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Amsterdam University Press (Publisher)
Claire Jowitt (Peer reviewer)
2018 → …Activity: Editorial work › Publication editorial role
Press / Media
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University so proud of 'world-leading' research projects
12/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Radio Norfolk interview: Finding Paston Footprints
9/12/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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New exhibition reveals the secrets of famous Norfolk family
6/08/21 → 7/09/21
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media