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SUMMARY:Dr Edward Roberts (University of Kent): Primacy: Archbishops and Authority from Late Roman Africa to Medieval England
DESCRIPTION:Why is the archbishop of Canterbury called the ‘primate of all England’? While the title comes from the position’s rank as the first (primas) bishop of the English church\, there is in fact a long and intriguing history behind the notion of the primate bishop. Dr Edward Roberts (University of Kent) traces the medieval origins of this concept\, from late Roman North Africa\, to the Frankish empire of Charlemagne and the Carolingian dynasty in the ninth century\, and finally to England in the time of the Norman Conquest\, when a dispute over the matter erupted between the archbishops of Canterbury and York. Primacy was a controversial idea\, and its history is bound up with some of the most notorious forgeries of the Middle Ages. This talk uncovers what it signified to be a primate and why the title repeatedly generated conflict in the medieval church. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome\, but those wishing to attend should book a free ticket via Eventbrite or email archives@churchofengland.org no later than Wednesday 8 April 2026. \n\n\n\nPlease note that tickets must be booked individually for security purposes.
URL:https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/primacy-archbishops-and-authority-from-late-roman-africa-to-medieval-england/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260411T100000
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SUMMARY:Lambeth Palace Library Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the Lambeth Palace Library building\, including visits to the Collections Care Studio and the 8th floor terrace for amazing views. The tour will explain the history of the library\, its collections\, and their journey to a brand new\, purpose-built home. \n\n\n\nTour timings will be 10:00 and 11:00 lasting approx. an hour. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome\, but those wishing to attend should book a free ticket via Eventbrite or email archives@churchofengland.org no later than Friday 10 April. \n\n\n\nPlease note that tickets must be booked individually for security purposes.
URL:https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/lambeth-palace-library-tour-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260411T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260411T160000
DTSTAMP:20260311T150758Z
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SUMMARY:Routes in the Records II: Church of England's Black History at the Archives
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a unique opportunity to: \n\n\n\n\nExplore the archives\, libraries\, and conservation work at Lambeth Palace Library.\n\n\n\nMeet our expert archivists\, librarians\, and conservators\, and gain behind-the-scenes insight into their fascinating work preserving historic collections.\n\n\n\nLearn about activists and figures from Black History that have archive material in the archive\n\n\n\nLearn about the Church Commissioners’ links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the significant records held in the archive.\n\n\n\nTake part in guided tours of Lambeth Palace Library and its archives (spaces limited\, available on a first-come\, first-served basis).\n\n\n\n\nThis is a chance to connect with history\, reflect on the Church of England’s Black History\, and see how the past is preserved for future generations. \n\n\n\nPhotographs and/or filming will be taken at this event to be used for publicity purposes. By registering to attend this event\, you are giving permission for your images to be used for these reasons. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome\, but those wishing to attend should book a free ticket via Eventbrite or email archives@churchofengland.org no later than Friday 10 April. \n\n\n\nDue to the popularity of Routes in the Records and limited space\, we will be offering seating to guests with a ticket on a first come basis. Please ensure that you arrive on time to secure your place. \n\n\n\nPlease note that tickets must be booked individually for security purposes. \n\n\n\nIf you have any dietary or accessibility requirements\, please let us know by emailing archives@churchofengland.org. \n\n\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n10am – Event Opens \n\n\n\n10.15am – Opening Remark and Welcome by Charmaine Simpson\, Research & Engagement Coordinator \n\n\n\n10.30am – Presentation – ‘The Codrington’s Plantations – A Micro-Global history of the colonial Church of England’ by Eleanor Hex \n\n\n\n11.15am – 11.30am – Break \n\n\n\n11.30am – Presentation – ‘We must speak in a whisper: Remembering the 1816 Barbados Rebellion’ by Annabelle Gilmore \n\n\n\n12.30pm – 1.30pm – Lunch \n\n\n\n1.30pm- Presentation – ‘Insurrection and International Law: From Bussa’s Rebellion to the Durban Declaration’ by Kwesi Ochosi \n\n\n\n2.30pm – 2.45pm – Break \n\n\n\n2.45pm – 4pm – Tours of the Lambeth Palace Archives and networking \n\n\n\n4pm – Conclusion and Close
URL:https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/routes-in-the-records-ii-church-of-englands-black-history-at-the-archives/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T190000
DTSTAMP:20260210T105709Z
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SUMMARY:A Seat in Canterbury: enthronements of archbishops through the ages
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Cressida Williams\, Archives and Library Manager at Canterbury Cathedral\, will give an account of enthronements or installations of the Archbishop of Canterbury from medieval to modern times. The talk will be illustrated with images from the historic collections of the Cathedral\, and from other collections. She will also give an account of the archbishops’ palaces in Canterbury. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome\, but those wishing to attend should book a free ticket via Eventbrite or email archives@churchofengland.org no later than Wednesday 15 April. \n\n\n\nPlease note that tickets must be booked individually for security purposes.
URL:https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/a-seat-in-canterbury-enthronements-of-archbishops-through-the-ages/
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SUMMARY:Lambeth Palace Garden Tours
DESCRIPTION:Join us for weekly tours of the garden\, 10:45 – 11:00 every Wednesday from 10 June until 22 July 2026. \n\n\n\nTours will start and conclude at the Lambeth Palace Library\, where access to the ‘Over the Wall’ garden exhibition is free. \n\n\n\nTours will last around 45 minutes and will include the wildlife garden\, the rose terrace\, the Chapel garden and the beehives. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome\, but those wishing to attend should book a free ticket via Eventbrite or email archives@churchofengland.org \n\n\n\nPlease note that tickets must be booked individually for security purposes.  \n\n\n\nAccess to the Garden is only available via Lambeth Palace Library with a timed ticket and no entry will be allowed via Lambeth Palace or on any other date that is not listed.
URL:https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/lambeth-palace-garden-tours/
LOCATION:Lambeth Palace Library\, Lambeth Palace Road\, London\, SE1 7JT
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260623T170000
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SUMMARY:Professor Alison Shell (UCL): 'Getting it Wrong in the Counter-Reformation: Religious Orders in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure’
DESCRIPTION:Institute of Historical Research Seminar \n\n\n\nThe tragicomedy Measure for Measure\, which dramatizes the consequences of a clampdown on social immorality in Vienna\, has long been recognised as indirectly commenting on the puritanism of Shakespeare’s era. \n\n\n\nThis paper argues that the play also speaks to Catholicism’s internal reforms\, especially through Shakespeare’s representation of friars and nuns; the Capuchin order\, founded in the early 16th century as a return to original Franciscan ideals of austerity\, is an important reference point. Where the play shows rigid moral and religious standards breaking under the pressure of real-life stress tests\, this has cross-confessional resonance. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome\, but those wishing to attend should book a free ticket via Eventbrite or email archives@churchofengland.org no later than Monday 22 June. \n\n\n\nPlease note that tickets must be booked individually for security purposes. \n\n\n\nPlease note that the Reading Room at Lambeth Palace Library is closed all day 23 June.
URL:https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/professor-alison-shell-ucl-getting-it-wrong-in-the-counter-reformation-religious-orders-in-shakespeares-measure-for-measure/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260702T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260702T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T080355Z
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SUMMARY:Church of England Record Society AGM
DESCRIPTION:Dr Laura Mair presents ‘I hope to make something of him’: Character\, care\, and control in London’s Ragged Schools (1850-1867). \n\n\n\nThe London Ragged School Union (LRSU)\, which claimed to have taught over 400\,000 children by 1884\, is a standard fixture of histories of education\, evangelicalism\, and philanthropy. Evangelical in character\, these schools sought to save the souls and bodies of the city’s most impoverished children through a gratuitous and humble education. In recent years the movement has been subject to extensive critique from historians who have interpreted the schools as a mechanism of social control\, indicative of the imposition of middle-class mores on the poor and working class. Such scholarship has relied heavily on material published by the LRSU\, whether promotional literature or annual reports\, giving little insight into the day-to-day interactions that took place in the classroom. This lecture will speak to this pronounced gap in understanding\, placing the words and experiences of both teacher and taught at the centre of the analysis through the meticulously maintained and cross-referenced journals of Martin Ware III\, a ragged school superintendent in St Pancras. Offering an unprecedented insight into his conversations\, frustrations\, and reflections over a seventeen-year period\, the journals complicate our understanding of the nature and impact of the ragged schools. The portrait of Ware that emerges is multifaceted; his dedication and self-sacrifice sit uncomfortably alongside his stark judgements of children and their parents. Of particular significance\, the detailed entries allow the children’s own words to direct and shape our interpretation of the movement for the first time. \n\n\n\nDr Laura Mair is Mary R. S. Creese Lecturer in Modern Scottish History at the University of Aberdeen. She has published broadly on the ragged schools\, with articles featured in Journal of Victorian Culture\, Family & Community History\, Studies in Church History\, and Scottish Church History. Mair recently worked with Dr Andrew Kloes to co-edit a collection in honour of Professor Stewart J. Brown\, titled Social Christianity in Scotland and Beyond\, 1800-2000. Published by Routledge in 2019\, Religion and Relationships in Ragged Schools\, was the first scholarly book to focus exclusively on the ragged schools. She is in the final stages of preparing a short monograph for Brill on the subject of sectarian rivalries in Scottish ragged schools. Her edited collection\, The Journals of Martin Ware III: A Ragged School Diary\, is currently in preparation for submission in 2028. \n\n\n\nPlease note the AGM will begin at 16:15 and the lecture will begin at 17:00. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome\, but those wishing to attend should book a free ticket via Eventbrite or email archives@churchofengland.org no later than Wednesday 1 July. \n\n\n\nPlease note that tickets must be booked individually for security purposes.
URL:https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/church-of-england-record-society-agm/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260710T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260710T150000
DTSTAMP:20260601T140611Z
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SUMMARY:Hidden in Plain Sight: Looking at changes to the Richard III's Book of Hours
DESCRIPTION:On 22 August 1485\, King Richard III was defeated at the Battle of Bosworth by Henry Tudor\, who ascended the throne as Henry VII. Among the spoils seized by Tudor forces was Richard’s personal Book of Hours\, Lambeth Palace Library MS 474\, which likely came into the possession of Lady Margaret Beaufort\, the new King’s mother. In the following decades\, the manuscript underwent a series of modifications attesting to its continued devotional use. Notably\, Richard III’s name was erased from a prayer in which he had originally been identified twice as Ricardum regem (‘King Richard’). \n\n\n\nThis erasure has prompted a historiographical debate. Some scholars attribute it to Lady Beaufort\, interpreting it as an early Tudor attempt to reframe Richard’s reputation. Others\, however\, suggest that it may have been carried out by a later owner who adapted the prayer book to new devotional needs. To date\, the question has remained unresolved\, largely because it depends on establishing the relative chronology of the erased text – an issue that has proven difficult to resolve using traditional methods of manuscript study. \n\n\n\nTo address this limitation\, advanced scientific analyses were conducted as part of the AHRC-funded Hidden in Plain Sight project. This has distinguished between different campaigns of erasure within the manuscript. It thus becomes possible to establish their relative chronology\, possibly resolving the long-standing debate. The lecture will explore both the history of the manuscript and the technology employed in its analysis\, while highlighting the broader methodological implications of this approach for the study of erasure in late medieval manuscripts. \n\n\n\nAbout the speakers: \n\n\n\nOrly Amit recently submitted her PhD at Tel Aviv University\, focusing on personal prayer books owned by laypeople in late medieval and early modern England. Her research examines how these books were modified across generations through additions and erasures of inscriptions\, images\, heraldry\, and liturgical elements. It shows how successive owners used them to express piety\, preserve family memory\, and assert socio-political status. She has published articles and received several competitive fellowships\, including the Rotenstreich Fellowship. \n\n\n\nMaciej Pawlikowski is the Head of Cultural Heritage Imaging Laboratory at Cambridge University Library. Responsible for providing visual data content to the library readers\, digitisation and research projects requiring specialist imaging. He is a member ISO TC/42 JW26 workgroup focusing on standards for archival imaging\, photography of transparent materials and multispectral imaging. Co-investigator of The Small Performances AHRC funded project (2024-2027). Over the years\, he has developed and designed equipment\, protocols\, and techniques to accommodate specialised imaging of cultural heritage artefacts taking it beyond standard photography. \n\n\n\nEyal Poleg is a historian of objects and faith. He is Professor of Material History at Queen Mary University of London and the Principal Investigator of the major AHRC research project\, Hidden in Plain Sight. His work brings together historians\, scientists\, curators and conservators in developing new technologies for studying historical books and objects. He has employed a range of technologies\, from micro-CT scanning to aDNA analysis\, to learn how books and amulets were used\, mutilated and worshipped. His previous work has explored the ways objects can inform us on the history of medieval and early modern religion\, unfolding the complex place of the Bible in medieval and early modern England. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome\, but those wishing to attend should book a ticket via Eventbrite or email archives@churchofengland.org no later than Thursday 9 July. \n\n\n\nThis event is also available to watch online. Please book a separate ticket if you wish to join us online instead of in person for this lecture. \n\n\n\nPlease note that tickets must be booked individually for security purposes.
URL:https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/hidden-in-plain-sight-looking-at-changes-to-the-richard-iiis-book-of-hours/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T190000
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SUMMARY:Church Ships and Floating Chapels: Missions to Seamen in the Age of Sail.
DESCRIPTION:Lecture given by Professor Hilary Carey (University of Bristol) and Introduced by Dr Catherine Phipps (University of Bristol). \n\n\n\nJoin us at Lambeth Palace Library for a viewing of our exhibition\, Mariners: Religion\, Race and Empire at Lambeth Palace Library in collaboration with the University of Bristol\, and drinks reception. Followed with a talk by Professor Hilary Carey and Dr Catherine Phipps on Mariners and the Church of England missions in the 19th century. \n\n\n\nSchedule for events: \n\n\n\n17.00 – Drinks served with a chance to look at the exhibition \n\n\n\n17.45 – Professor Hilary’s talk\, introduced by Dr Catherine Phipps \n\n\n\n18.30 – Q&A \n\n\n\n18.45 – End \n\n\n\nThe exhibition is open from 10:00 until the lecture begins so you are welcome to visit the exhibition earlier in the day. \n\n\n\nPlease let us know if you have any dietary restrictions or accessbility requirments in advance of your attendance. \n\n\n\nDr Phipps: \n\n\n\nSaving “Sea Harlots” to Save Sailors: The Home for Maritime Sex Workers in 19th-century Stepney \n\n\n\nIn 1829\, one of the founders of the religious reform movement to improve the lives of sailors\, Charles “Boatswain” Smith\, opened a home to try to rescue and reform the women who sold sex in the port of London. Women who had been “allured into the paths of vice in the maritime district of London” were invited to come to religious services at the sailors’ chapel and to stay in his attic at Wellclose Square\, above the sailor’s home. But why did he do this? How was it part of plans to improve the lives of seafarers? And how did it transform how religious groups discussed women selling sex in the port of London? \n\n\n\nProf. Carey:Church Ships and Floating Chapels: Missions to Seamen in the Age of Sail. \n\n\n\nFrom the end of the 19th century\, there was increasing concern about the moral and physical standing of the ordinary sailor. To address the need\, church people embraced a huge range of activities\, from ship-board visiting and services to shore-based mariners’ churches\, institutes\, bethels\, orphanages\, Sunday Schools and outreach to distressed and shipwrecked sailors and homes for marine workers and their families as well as sailors’ magazines\, hymns and sermons. For the first decades of the movement\, floating chapels and church ships were among its most distinctive feature. This talk will investigate the earliest floating chapel\, launched by the Port of London Society on the Thames in 1918 and the dozens that followed. Episcopal floating chapels were moored in Dublin\, London\, Liverpool\, Leith\, Cardiff and many other locations. These unique places of worship were believed to create a more sympathetic environment for engagement with working seamen\, though many were extremely uncomfortable and even dangerous. They reflected the worldview of British reformers and educators that the sea and seamen had their own special affinity with the works of God. Chaplains included distinguished former seamen\, such as the Rev. William Scoresby (1789-1857)\, the first chaplain to the Episcopal Floating Church for Seamen in Liverpool. The Admiralty provided the majority of the shore establishments but the boats that were deployed as floating chapels and churches came in all shapes and sizes.This talk and the Mariners Exhibition is part of the work completed by the Mariners project\, funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council at the University of Bristol in partnership with the Anglican Missions to Seafarers and the Hull History Centre which holds the MTS archives. All our publications are free to access. you can find more on the Mariners website https://mar.ine.rs/ and the Mariners blog https://mariners.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome\, but those wishing to attend should book a ticket via Eventbrite or email archives@churchofengland.org no later than Tuesday 1 September. \n\n\n\nPlease note that tickets must be booked individually for security purposes.
URL:https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/church-ships-and-floating-chapels-missions-to-seamen-in-the-age-of-sail/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260903T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260903T150000
DTSTAMP:20260818T080904Z
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SUMMARY:Mariners Exhibition Curator's Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a short talk on the exhibition\, its development and a closer look at a few highlights. This curators’ introduction will focus on items from our collection that speak to the connection between maritime activities and British colonial expansion; by looking at materials related to the life and mission Samuel Ajayi Crowther – the Bishop of the Niger and first African consecrated into the Anglican church – who navigated the tensions between European control and African leadership; and other items\, like the 1824 Court of Arches case brought against the captain of the Agincourt\, for cruelty against a Man of Colour hired to be the ships head cook. Refreshments will be available. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome\, but those wishing to attend should book a ticket via Eventbrite or email archives@churchofengland.org no later than Wendesday 2 September. \n\n\n\nPlease note that tickets must be booked individually for security purposes.
URL:https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/mariners-curators-talk/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260905T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260905T140000
DTSTAMP:20260821T074720Z
CREATED:20260821T074631Z
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SUMMARY:Mariners Exhibition Curator's Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a short talk on the exhibition\, its creation and a closer look at a few highlights. This curators’ introduction will focus on how maritime activity influenced the development of London and how this is reflected in the collections at the Library. Refreshments will be available. \n\n\n\nThere are 2 time slots for this date: 11:00 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 15:00. Please choose your preferred slot upon checkout. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome\, but those wishing to attend should book a free ticket via Eventbrite or email archives@churchofengland.org no later than Friday 4 September. \n\n\n\nPlease note that tickets must be booked individually for security purposes.
URL:https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/mariners-exhibition-curators-talk/
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