CrusadeCon ‘24
CrusadeCon ‘24 (in partnership with Strode College) is a one-day history conference, open to the public, to be held at Glastonbury Town Hall on Friday 19th April 2024. Six respected crusade scholars will be joining us on the day to speak about a range of topics spanning this significant area of history, and each will have time for a Q&A.
Admission by ticket only, prices starting at £15 available from: https://www.strodetheatre.org.uk/whats-on/view/crusadecon-24-in-partnership-with-strode-college/
9:30am start, with tea, coffee and a buffet lunch included. Please email any dietary requirements or accessibility needs to either katie@crusadecon.co.uk or megan@crusadecon.co.uk before 8th April.
In line with the wishes of the organisers, all proceeds from CrusadeCon will go to Macmillan Cancer Support. There will also be donation buckets on the day, and any support is gratefully received.
Schedule
9:30am start - Opening remarks
Dr S J Allen - The Crusades and Modern Memory - Why It Matters
Dr Susan Edgington - The First Crusade: Where Are All The Women?
Professor Jonathan Harris - Anna Komnene on The First Crusade
Lunch Break
Professor Jonathan Phillips - The Medieval Life and Modern Afterlife of Saladin
Dr Matthew Bennett - Crusading Warfare
Dr Andrew Buck - Life on the Frontier: The Crusader States and the World of The Eastern Mediterranean
Closing remarks