If you are intrigued by the stranger side of medieval history, this ten-week lecture course might be for you!

The Middle Ages were a dark age, filled with superstition and wild beliefs in supernatural things…weren’t they?

In this exploratory and fun course, we can expect to meet readers of omens and practitioners of magic; saints and heretics; miracles and monsters. But we will also dive into what people at the time actually believed about the nature of their world, and whether or not the distinction we draw between “natural” and “supernatural” even applies to the Middle Ages at all.

Each week will start with a lecture on a different topic. Then, during and after a tea break, questions, discussions and wild tangents are all encouraged!

Aimed at all levels of knowledge – there is something for everyone.

The course is written and delivered by historian and public speaker Dr Charlotte Ball, who has her PhD in Early Medieval art and iconography from the University of Leicester.

To book a place please contact us by email

enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org

or telephone 01543411227/01543 306260