Mystery of Anglo-Saxon teen buried in bed with gold cross
16 March 2012Extraordinary 7th century discovery on outskirts of Cambridge offers unique insights into the origins of English Christianity.
Objects of devotion
02 February 2012Why did Renaissance shoppers fill their baskets with rosaries, crucifixes, Christ-dolls and devotional paintings? A new study by historian Dr Mary Laven investigates the significance of Catholic clutter, as she explains.
The remarkable story of Alexander Crummell
20 October 2011A talk at the University of Cambridge’s Festival of Ideas this evening will focus on the extraordinary life of Alexander Crummell – the son of a slave – who was one of the first black students to study at Cambridge.
Who colour-coded Christmas?
18 October 2011The conventional colours of Christmas – red and green – are not, as many might suppose, a legacy of the Victorians. Instead, they hark back to the Middle Ages and perhaps even earlier, according to Cambridge research scientist Dr Spike Bucklow.
How luxury became a four-letter word
27 June 2011A new series presented by Michael Scott examines the history of luxury and the origins of our ambivalent attitude to the finer things in life.
Weathering storms: transforming conflict in the church
08 February 2008A research initiative in the Faculty of Divinity aims to train church leaders to convert the negatives of conflict into the positives of transformation.
