St Wilfrid 1300th Anniversary Conference

On 10th and 11th September 2009 a group of historians, art historians and archaeologists will discuss the life and legacy of Wilfrid, Bishop of York and Abbot of Ripon and Hexham.

Among the speakers will be Professor Richard Bailey (Emeritus Professor of Anglo-Saxon Civilisation, University of Newcastle), Paul Bidwell (Head of Archaeology, Tyne and Wear Museums), Dr Katy Cubitt (Department of History, University of York), Dr Richard Hall (Director of Archaeology, York Archaeological Trust), Dr Jane Hawkes (Department of History of Art, University of York), Professor Éamonn Ó Carragáin (Department of English, University College Cork) and Professor Ian Wood (Department of History, University of Leeds).

The conference will take place in St William’s College, beside York Minster.
It is hoped to visit Ripon and Hexham on 12th September.

Further details will be posted here as they become available.