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Alex Harvey the first summer lecture at Malton Museum

 “Yorkshire In The 'Dark Ages': What happened after the Romans left?”

About the author: Malton Museum are delighted to host noted author Alex Harvey. Alex is a postgraduate history student at the University of York, where he spent 8 years, with a focus on Scandinavian York. He has written for numerous journals and has presented research for York Archaeological Trust, Lancaster Historical Postgraduate Conference, and Leeds International Medieval Congress. Through a desire to disseminate complex academic theory and developments into an engaging and entertaining format, Alex is always writing scripts for talks, manuscripts for books, and outlines for future projects.

Abstract: The gap between the end of Roman Britain and the dawn of 'Anglo-Saxon' England is often characterised as mysterious, shadowy, and populated by legendary figures like King Arthur. Within Yorkshire, all evidence suggests these two centuries were a period of both change and continuity. Grand Roman architecture remained in the landscape at sites like York, Malton, and Catterick, repurposed or abandoned entirely, just as wholly new dynasties and kingdoms were formed out of the ruins of the old Empire. This story is not a clean, linear narrative, but rather a collection of beginnings: Yorkshire alone is home to the post-Roman realms of Northumbria, Elmet, Loidis, Catraeth, Craven, and many more. It is through archaeology, like the many finds from Malton Museum, as well as place names, that we can best reveal these hidden histories. 

Details:

The talk will commence at 7pm on Thursday 17th May in the Malton Assembly Rooms (entry through the Museum at 06:30pm. Tea and coffee will be available. Cost is £10 per person and you can buy a ticket through the Malton Museum website. https://www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/online-booking/