Castle Studies Present and Future: Castle Studies Trust conference

Castle Studies Trust

In 2023 the Castle Studies Trust awarded its 10th round of grants. To mark this occasion we are holding a one day symposium.

The University of Winchester, West Downs Campus

To mark its 10th anniversary, the Castle Studies Trust is holding a conference, 'Castle Studies: Present and Future', on Saturday 10 June at the University of Winchester.As well as papers discussing some of the latest and innovative areas of research in castle studies, the packed programme will include a keynote speech by Dr Karen Dempsey of Cardiff University to start the day on the conference theme. It will end with a discussion chaired by Dr John Goodall which will discuss the future of castle studies with a panel from a wide range of professional backgrounds including academia, heritage organisations and local government archaeology.The Castle Studies Trust is a UK based charity founded in July 2012 to advance the study of and research into the history and archaeology of castles for public benefit. Its patrons are Dr John Goodall, FSA, and Dr Edward Impey, FSA. Over the last ten years the Trust has funded ground-breaking research in excess of £240,000 into many castles in the United Kingdom, Ireland and further afield.For more information about the Castle Studies Trust and its activities visit the Trust's website at castlestudiestrust.org

Agenda

Registration and coffee

Introduction

Keynote

Coffee ☕

Andrew Blackler - 'The Medieval Towers of Central Greece'. Paul Mersh - 'The Lower Thames Fortifications from 1380 to 1872'. Rosa Smurra - 'Castles and Urban Settlements under the Rule of Matilda of Tuscany-Canossa in the Late Eleventh and Early Twelfth Centuries'

Parallel session 1 (parallel with session 2)

Jo Edge - 'Childbirth in the castle: Alice Thornton's trip to Middleham, 1644'; Amanda Westcott - 'Holding Court at Windsor: the Royal Household under George III'; Tristan Griffin - 'Scholar: Domesticity, Militarisation and Lordly Power during the British Civil Wars'

Session 2 (parallel with session 1)

Lunch

William Wyeth - 'Connecting Medieval Castles and the Legacies of Slavery: Evidence and Significance from Two English Case Studies' Lorna-Jane Richardson - 'Foundation Myth and ‘Medieval’ Identity: The Case of Bungay Castle' Dean Irwin - 'Jews’ Towers in English Castles: The Cases of Lincoln, London and Winchester'

Session 3

Lynsey Mclaughlin - 'New Theories, Old Castles? Examining Visitors’ Perceptions of Castles' Ann Walton - 'The Medieval Castle through a Post-Medieval Lens' Euryn Roberts - '1283 in 1983: Castles, Commoditization and the Commemoration of the Medieval Welsh Past'

Session 4 (parallel with session 5)

Erik Matthews - 'Hornby Castle Wensleydale, North Yorkshire: An Elite Holiday Home of the Later Middle Ages' Arthur Redmonds - 'The Clockwork Castle: Interactions between the Castle and the Temporalities of the Landscape, and Their Implications for Surrounding Medieval Communities' Therron Welstead - 'Countess Isabella de Fortibus and her Building Works at Carisbrooke Castle'

Session 5 (parallel with session 4)

A discussion on the future of castle studies hosted by John Goodall, with Leonie Hicks, Nathalie Cohen, Rowena Bannerjea, Will Davies, and Thomas Hayes

Round table

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