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Book launch reception in honour of Sandy Heslop!
The British Archaeological Association invites members and guests to a drinks reception on 3rd December 2025, following the annual lecture, to celebrate the launch of a new volume honouring Professor Sandy Heslop’s influential work in medieval art and architecture.
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Conference update: Final programme announced for the Conference in Memory of John McNeill
The BAA’s December 2025 conference titled ‘Boundaries and Encounters in Medieval Art and Architecture’, honoring John McNeill, will feature a diverse program of over 30 speakers across ten themed panels.
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Monks and ghosts: BAA member Dr Michael Carter brings halloween’s medieval roots to life
BAA member Dr Michael Carter, Curator at English Heritage, has been busy shedding light on the medieval origins of Halloween and busting a few modern myths along the way.
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Upcoming lecture by Sophie Kelly at the Courtauld: ‘Episcopal display and the English crozier around the time of the Norman Conquest’
BAA Council member Dr Sophie Kelly, who currently serves as our Study Days Organiser, will explore how English croziers became powerful instruments of episcopal display during the Norman Conquest in this upcoming lecture at the Courtauld.
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Jon Cannon Memorial and Book Launch at Bristol Cathedral, 16 Oct 2025, 18:30 – 20:30 (BST)
This special evening celebrates the life and work of Jon Cannon (1962–2023) — architectural historian, lecturer, and Canon Historian at Bristol Cathedral. It marks the launch of his final book, The Stones of Britain – a profound exploration of how geology has shaped the landscapes and history of our island.
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‘Historic Ways’ – a new publication by BAA member Dr David Harrison revealing the roads, bridges, and battlefields of Late Medieval England and Wales
Long-time BAA member and former Council representative, has just published a richly researched and beautifully designed large-format map that brings to life the transport networks and geography of the kingdom during the Wars of the Roses.
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2025-26 Annual Lectures – first dates and topics announced
We’re finalising details of the BAA Annual Lecture Series for October 2025 — May 2026.
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Change of Date (6 January 2025)
The first lecture of 2025 will now take place on Monday, 6 January, when Dr Nicola Coldstream will give a talk entitled ‘Crowd-funding in the Architectural Patronage of Late Medieval English Merchants’. The lecture will be followed by the Association’s Twelfth-Night Party.
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2025 Conference announced
The 2025 conference will be held in Leicester from 21-25 July on the theme of ‘Leicester and Leicestershire: Roman and Medieval Architecture and Art‘. Booking forms will be available in February 2025. For enquiries contact Kate Milburn on conferences@thebaa.org
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Twelfth-Night Party (6 January 2025)
Tickets are available for the Association’s Twelfth-Night party via Eventbrite.