Lecturer Series
Focused on the fantastic research of the University of Bristol’s lecturers, this series highlights the very best of Bristol academia
Making Ireland Pay: Extracting Revenue from England’s First Colony in the Middle Ages
Prof. Brendan Smith contributes his research that looks into the Irish exchequer reports to understand the English colonial hold of Ireland during the Middle Ages and those who lived and worked in medieval Ireland.
Race and society in the Spanish Philippines
Dr Gonzalo Velasco Berenguer talks about race and society in the context of Early Modern Spanish Philippines society and the issues of race and agency within these discourses
‘The Only Good of an Execution’: The Condemned Sermon at Newgate, 1799-1865
The Bristorian welcomes the first of its new Lecturer series. Professor Hilary Carey provides us with an intriguing insight into the religious practices before executions at Newgate Prison, London.