Research: Northern Network for the study of the Crusades
A research network of students and leading experts in the Crusades and related subjects.
About
Research summary
Set up by Dr Jason Roche in 2016, the network brings together academics and students with an interest in the Crusades.
Members include leading specialists from Manchester Met, Nottingham Trent, Lancaster University and the universities of Huddersfield, Hull, Leicester, Leeds, Liverpool and York.
The network aims to position northern England at the forefront of research and postgraduate study on the Crusades and related fields of enquiry.
Scholars and students do not need to be based in northern England to join.
Each year the network organises an annual symposium and monthly events to explore new developments in Crusades study.
Members also take part in the Leeds International Medieval Congress, Europe’s largest annual gathering of humanities scholars, as well as contributing to other international events.
A collaboration with Manchester Met’s War, Conflict and Society research group led to the publication of a special issue of the International Journal of Military History and Historiography. Entitled The Modern Appropriation of the Crusades, the special issue was inspired by the proceedings of the Network’s second annual symposium.
Upcoming Events
Slavery and Slave Trade in the Later Medieval Mediterranean
Team
Research team
Network lead
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Dr Jason Roche, Manchester Met
Network steering committee
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Dr Jason Roche, Manchester Met
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Dr Sophie Ambler, Lancaster University
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Dr Natasha Hodgson, Nottingham Trent University
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Dr Kathryn Hurlock, Manchester Met
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Dr Damien Kempf, University of Liverpool
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Dr Katherine Lewis, University of Huddersfield
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Dr Alex Metcalfe, Lancaster University
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Dr Alan Murray, University of Leeds
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Dr Nicholas Morton, Nottingham Trent University
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Dr Jan Vandeburie, University of Leicester
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Dr James Doherty, University of Leeds
Contact
Contact us
For general enquiries about the War, Conflict and Society research group, please contact its leads, Dr Mercedes Peñalba-Sotorrío or Dr Jason Roche.
Network enquiries
Please contact Dr Jason Roche, head of the steering committee.
You can also contact individual members of the steering committee through their staff profiles.
