Lunch time

Lunchtime Bite: Cathedral and Castle

Event Date: 
18/11/2015 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Wednesday 18th November 2015, 13.00-14.00

"Church and State in Exeter at the Norman Conquest" with Professor Robert Higham, University of Exeter

The Norman Conquest has recently been much in our thoughts in Exeter. In July 2014 we celebrated the foundation of the new Norman Cathedral.

A few years ago, excavations in the Norman castle produced new evidence, raising important questions about the city and late Saxon kings.

This talk examines ecclesiastical and secular authority in Exeter on either side of the Conquest, exploring the impact of the new...