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Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies

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A new Centre with old roots

Academics and PhD students working on the Middle Ages, the early modern period, and their legacies.

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Research

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Projects

Our research is in collaboration with the John Rylands Research Institute and Library and the University of Melbourne.

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Resources

Browse digitised manuscripts in our Middle English manuscript collection.

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MANCASS

We are home to the Manchester Cluster for Anglo-Saxon Studies which was founded in 1984.

Study

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Medieval and Early Modern Studies MA

Find out about our interdisciplinary master's course as well as undergraduate study options.

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Why study here?

Immerse yourself in the special collections at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library.

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Facilities

Manchester has a wealth of archives, libraries, museums and research institutions.

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Join us for upcoming public events and find out about our seminar programme.

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Get in touch with the centre to find out more about our teaching and research.

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Our expertise covers late antiquity to the end of the early modern period; from literature and language to economics and history.

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