ORDINARY MEETING OF FELLOWS EVENING LECTURE 

Out of London Meeting: York

Our Council in the North: Current Reflections and Future Research Directions at ‘The King’s Manor’, York 

by Dr Katherine Giles FSA  

The King’s Manor is one of York’s best-known buildings, sitting at the heart of the city’s cultural quarter and home to the University of York since the 1960s. Many members will have attended lectures there, consulted its library and in the past, used its Refectory. But how much do we really know about this building? In this lecture, Kate Giles will present recent research from a pilot project exploring the use of The King’s Manor as the home of the Council of the North, which has brought together a group of early modern historians and architectural historians to reflect on the state of current knowledge, gaps in our understanding, and questions for the future.

Kate Giles (BA, MA, PhD, York) is a buildings archaeologist with a specialism in the recording, archival research and theoretical interpretation of historic buildings. She is particularly interested in communal buildings of the medieval and modern periods, from guildhalls to parish churches, and how we tell their stories in ways that inspire interest and encourage people to visit and care for them today.

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This event will be both in person at York St John University and online. Please select the appropriate ticket below.

Attendance at the Creative Centre building, York St John University:

• Open to anyone to join, Fellows, Affiliates and General Public.
• Places in person will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
• The event will begin at 5.00pm GMT. Please arrive in plenty of time
• There will be refreshments from 4.15pm and drinks following the lecture at 6pm in the Atrium in the Creative Centre building.
• This event will take place at York St John University, Lord Mayor’s Walk, York, YO31 7EX.
• The event will take place in the Auditorium in the Creative Centre building at York St John University.
• A map of the campus can be found by clicking here.

Attendance by Live Stream:

• Registration is essential.
• Open to anyone to join, Fellows, Affiliates and General Public.
• Once you have registered we will be in touch regarding how you can join via Zoom video-calling the day before the event.
• The event will also be live-streamed to YouTube here, so you can watch along if you prefer
• Places through zoom will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
• The event will begin at 5.00pm GMT.
• You will receive an email with the link to join the day before the lecture.
• Attendees’ cameras and microphones will be off throughout.

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