Online Event only Light and labour were linked by custom and law in the Middle Ages, when, for example, statutes dictated that agricultural workers were to leave their tasks while […]

Seb Falk will unpick the curious history of medieval calendars. From the mind-bending maths required to establish the precise length of the year and calculate the date of Easter, to […]

Accordion, screenfold, chain—various terms have been applied to books folded in a zig-zag or ‘concertina’ pattern. Seen now as novelties, concertina-fold books were once found worldwide. They were even the […]

Join us for a short curatorial introduction to our newest exhibition, 'Unfolding Time', after which the curator will be present for questions and discussion. Come and explore medieval concepts of […]

An Institute of Historical Research and Friends of Lambeth Palace Library seminar. It is no news that European divines sometimes had an important impact on English Protestantism. But in this […]

Philip Williamson presents 'Royal prayers: Henry VIII to Charles III'. For five centuries, the Church of England has prayed for the sovereign and for members of the royal family. This […]

Dr Joseph Mason will give a short paper to introduce the exhibition Sing Joyfully: Exploring Music in Lambeth Palace Library. In particular, he will discuss a newly discovered piece of […]

To accompany our upcoming exhibition ‘Sing Joyfully: Exploring Music in Lambeth Palace Library’, Lambeth Palace Library will be hosting a symposium on the subject of ‘Music and Reformation’. The symposium […]