The Long Middle Ages

A Seminar Series at the University of Leeds

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Seminar 6 (09/04/2026)

Seminar 6 (09/04/2026): The Medieval Islamicate World For the sixth seminar of The Long Middle Ages, we welcome Dr Mehdy Shaddel and Majideh Qazizadeh. Paper 1: Dr Mehdy Shaddel, ‘Changing Patterns of Landholding and Extraction in the Early Caliphate, 7th-10th Centuries’ Abstract: The transition from a predominantly tax based extraction regime in the Near East—closely…

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Seminar 5 (26/03/2026)

Seminar 5 (26/03/2026): Book Donation and Book History Across the Medieval and Early Modern Periods For the fifth seminar of The Long Middle Ages, we welcome Dr Emma Nelson and Amber Peut. Paper 1: Dr Emma Nelson, ‘No Take-Backsies? Gerald of Wales and the Boundaries of Book Donation’ Abstract: During the second half of the…

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Our next seminar will be Thursday 9th April at 17:15 GMT, with talks from Mehdy Shaddel (University of Cambridge) and Majideh Qazizadeh (University of Exeter). Please follow the link to register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon…#medievalsky #thelongmiddleages

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