Seminar Series: Medieval Society and Landscape, 2026
Date & Time
Wed, 1 Apr 2026
19:00
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Delve into the fascinating intersection of medieval society and its landscape in this seminar series.
Why you should come
AI-powered• Hear Professor Amanda Power discuss the ‘Long Making of the Anthropocene’
• Learn about maritime community in a 15th-century fishing village from Dr Tom Johnson
• Explore medieval place-names with Dr Abigail Lloyd
Event Highlights
- •Showcase of the history and archaeology of the medieval period
- •Focus on societies, economies and landscapes
- •Brings together current research and fresh perspectives
- •Friendly, collaborative space for discussion
- •Features research in progress, approaches to sources and methodologies
Speakers
Amanda Power
Professor, St Catherine’s College, Oxford
Tom Johnson
Dr, Oriel College, Oxford
Abigail Lloyd
Dr
Philippa Byrne
Dr, Oxford Lifelong Learning
Programme
Professor Amanda Power, St Catherine’s College, Oxford, ‘The Long Making of the Anthropocene: Antiquity, Middle Ages, Modernity’
Dr Tom Johnson, Oriel College, Oxford, ‘Building a Church out of Herring: Doles, Shares, and Maritime Community in a Fifteenth-Century Fishing Village’
Dr Abigail Lloyd, ‘When is a Hill not Actually a Hill? Medieval Place-Names, Perception and Use of a Place’
Dr Philippa Byrne, Oxford Lifelong Learning, ‘Can Anyone Survive the Landscape of Sicily? A Twelfth-Century Political Experiment’
Organized by: Oxford Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford