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Institute for Medieval Studies Open Lecture Series 2009-10

The IMS has great pleasure in inviting you to attend their evening guest lectures. All lectures are free of charge, and everyone is welcome to attend. The lectures in Room 1.08, Parkinson Building, 17.30-18.30. For further details, contact Alison Martin, phone 0113 343 3620, email medieval-studies@leeds.ac.uk.

'Science' of Medieval War: Firepower and Military Technology, c. 1400-1600
Date:	Wednesday, 7 October 2009, 17.30-18.30
Details:
Speaker: Steven A. Walton, Leverhulme Visiting Professor, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds and Science, Technology & Society Program, Pennsylvania State University Location: Room 1.08, Parkinson Building, University of Leeds. For further details, contact Alison Martin, phone 0113 343 3620, email medieval-studies@leeds.ac.uk.

Medieval Global History: Time and Space on Mappae Mundi
Date:	Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 17.30-18.30
Details:
Speaker: Felicitas Schmieder, Professor of History, Historisches Institut, FernUniversität Hagen Location: Room 1.08, Parkinson Building, University of Leeds. For further details, contact Alison Martin, phone 0113 343 3620, email medieval-studies@leeds.ac.uk.

The Conquest of the Northern Danelaw in the Light of the Vale of York Hoard
Date:	Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 17.30-18.30
Details:
Speaker: Gareth Williams, Curator of Early Medieval Coinage, Department of Coins & Medals, The British Museum, London Location: Room 1.08, Parkinson Building, University of Leeds. For further details, contact Alison Martin, phone 0113 343 3620, email medieval-studies@leeds.ac.uk.

Holy theft: The Relics of St Thomas Aquinas, Catherine of Siena, and Competing Visions of Reform on the Eve of the Great Schism
Date:	Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 17.30-18.30
Details:
Speaker: Constant Mews, Professor in School of Historical Studies and Director, Centre for Studies in Religion & Theology, Monash University, Victoria Location: Room 1.08, Parkinson Building, University of Leeds. For further details, contact Alison Martin, phone 0113 343 3620, email medieval-studies@leeds.ac.uk.

Serfdom Without Strings: Amartya Sen in the Middle Ages
Date:	Thursday, 18 March 2010, 17.30-18.30
Details:
Speaker: Paul R. Hyams, Professor, Department of History, Cornell University Location: Room 1.08, Parkinson Building, University of Leeds. For further details, contact Alison Martin, phone 0113 343 3620, email medieval-studies@leeds.ac.uk.

"Un rommant des fais d'un nommé Froissart et un Ovide": marketing historical non-fiction in 15th-century Paris
Date:	Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 17.30-18.30
Details:
Speaker: Godfried Croenen, Senior Lecturer, Department of French, University of Liverpool Location: Room 1.08, Parkinson Building, University of Leeds. For further details, contact Alison Martin, phone 0113 343 3620, email medieval-studies@leeds.ac.uk.

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