On Crowland Abbey…

On Crowland Abbey…

In preparation for the joint IES/IHR conference ‘Guthlac of Crowland: Celebrating 1300 Years’, the IES blog will feature two short posts on the c700 Anglo-Saxon saint. Romans had already been here and left when, in 699, Guthlac arrived with Tatwin his...
On Guthlac of Crowland…

On Guthlac of Crowland…

In preparation for the joint IES/IHR conference ‘Guthlac of Crowland: Celebrating 1300 Years’, the IES blog will feature two short posts on the c700 Anglo-Saxon saint. Reliable information for the life of Guthlac comes from the early Anglo-Saxon period,...
Unexpected Research Results I: ‘Fab’ Results

Unexpected Research Results I: ‘Fab’ Results

Last year I directed an AHRC Collaborative Skills Development award in conjunction with IES and the Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery in Lancashire. Our research focused on the collection bequeathed to the Museum by Edward Hart (pictured here third from the right...