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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Medieval Religion list - If you haven't heard of the Syon Abbey Society, and you're interested in late medieval monastic culture, English literary history, nuns, the Bridgettine Order, etc, etc, then check out our recent email update below and please visit www.syonabbeysociety.com. Thank you, Laura Miles -------- Dear Syon Abbey Society members, Several important announcements, all posted on our blog: 1. Syon at 600 Project: New Website, Upcoming workshop <https://syonabbeysociety.wordpress.com/2015/03/10/syon-at-600-new-website-workshop-announcement/> The AHRC-funded *Syon at 600 *project, run by Eddie Jones (principal investigator) and Vincent Gillespie (co-investigator), has an exciting new website: http://syonat600.exeter.ac.uk *The project’s second workshop, Syon in Lisbon <http://syonat600.exeter.ac.uk/workshops/workshop-2/>**, *is appropriately based in Portugal and coming up soon: *20-22 April*. If you are interested in participating please email Eddie Jones ([log in to unmask]). Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about Syon’s history, in the very convent buildings they inhabited in the beautiful medieval city of Lisbon, Portugal! Registration for the project's *third workshop at Dartington Hall in July* will be open soon. The project is also hosting a ‘Database of Researchers <http://syonat600.exeter.ac.uk/researcher-database/>.’ Please enter your details in the online form in order to help develop a strong research network based on a wide range of scholars interested in Syon. We are grateful to Eddie, and Vincent, for working on this important project for the sexcentenary year of Syon Abbey’s foundation! 2. Special Report on the first Syon Abbey Workshop as part of the "Syon at 600" project, November 2014 <https://syonabbeysociety.wordpress.com/2015/03/10/special-report-syon-abbey-workshop-november-2014/> See blog posting for Sue Powell's coverage of the productive event. 3. Symposium Announcement: Syon to Agincourt: 1415 and Beyond <https://syonabbeysociety.wordpress.com/2015/03/10/symposium-announcement-syon-to-agincourt-1415-and-beyond/> , 25 April 2015 See blog posting for full information on this event. 4. Member query regarding a "Mistress Daniel from Syon" <https://syonabbeysociety.wordpress.com/2015/03/10/query-regarding-a-mistress-daniel-from-syon/> See blog posting and send on any leads you might have. For the future we will be continuing with the blog medium instead of the newsletter, as the website provides a faster and easier way to keep you informed of relevant information. I will continue to be sparing about email updates, so please visit the website frequently to see any news! As always, please forward to anyone who might be interested in becoming a member of the Syon Abbey Society, and be in touch if you have anything to post. (Or reply to this message if you wish to be removed from the list.) Very best wishes in this celebratory sexcentenary year, Laura Miles -- The Syon Abbey Society www.syonabbeysociety.com -- Laura Saetveit Miles English Literature Førsteamanuensis, Institutt for Fremmedspråk, Universitet i Bergen Associate Professor, Department of Foreign Languages, University of Bergen www.syonabbeysociety.com www.laurasaetveitmiles.com ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion