As part of our Medieval Miracles heritage project we're running a one-off palaeography workshop with local expert Kate Jewell!
How was the 15th-century play of Mankind linked so strongly to East Anglia? In this session we will use contemporary documents of the era from Suffolk to investigate how this was done. Learn how to crack the codes of fifteenth-century handwriting to uncover the voices of 520 years ago, and find out more about the lives of ordinary Suffolk people who would have made up the audience for Mankind.
Kate Jewell
In 2015, Kate was awarded a PhD by the University of East Anglia in the festive culture of medieval Suffolk with a special focus on East Anglian medieval plays and playgoing. An experienced teacher, Kate works nationwide for the WEA including as a tutor of history and a palaeography. As a palaeographer, Kate works with community heritage groups and individuals advising on the transcription, translation and contextualisation of medieval and sixteenth-century documents, and has consulted on HLF-funded projects throughout the region.
Important details:
The session will run in the Rehearsal Room of the Eastern Angles Centre on Tuesday 18th July from 12-3pm (including a lunch break)
The workshop is free to attend but we ask that you please book a space as numbers are limited. Click on the DATES AND TIMES tab above or phone our Box Office to book.
No prior experience or knowledge is necessary.
The Medieval Miracles outreach projects have been made possible thanks to National Lottery players and the National Lottery Heritage Fund UK.