Kathryn Hurlock
Manchester Metropolitan University, History, Faculty Member
- Crusades, Medieval Nobility, Medieval Wales, Crusades and the Latin East, History of Crusades, Medieval History, and 22 moreMoral Injury, Traumatic Stress in Combat, Combat Veterans, Combat PTSD, War trauma and PTSD, PSTD, Military Veterans, Mental Health in Military Veterans, Military and Veteran Health Research, The mental health of returning US combat veterans, Mental Illness in Medieval Times, Pilgrimage and travel to the Holy Land, Anthropology of Pilgrimage, Pilgrimage Routes, Medieval pilgrimage, Pilgrimage, Anthropology of Religion, Pilgrimage and Tourism, Archaeology of pilgrimage, Icons and Rituals: Sacred Biography, Pilgrimage and Sacred Spaces, Jesuit history, and Medieval Welsh Historyedit
- Reader in Medieval History, Manchester Metropolitan University. I specialise in medieval British history, aspects of ... moreReader in Medieval History, Manchester Metropolitan University. I specialise in medieval British history, aspects of warfare, and the history of pilgrimage in Britain and Europe from the middle ages to the 20th century.edit
Research Interests: Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Pilgrimage, Welsh History, Medieval Wales, and 10 moreHistory of Religion (Medieval Studies), Christianity and Rome, Jerusalem, Medieval Welsh Literature, Christian pilgrimage shrines, Medieval Welsh History, Medieval pilgrimage, Medieval Lay Piety, Virtual Pilgrimage, and Late Medieval Pilgrimage
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"A thematic survey of the impact of crusading on Britain and Ireland, from the First Crusade to the end of the thirteenth century. Hurlock examines the relationship between high medieval British society and crusading, exploring key areas... more
"A thematic survey of the impact of crusading on Britain and Ireland, from the First Crusade to the end of the thirteenth century. Hurlock examines the relationship between high medieval British society and crusading, exploring key areas such as the political use of crusades, the papacy's choice of crusaders, and the role of the military orders.
List of Abbreviations
Chronology
Maps
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Britain and Ireland Before and During the Crusades
Recruitment and Funding
Participation
Political Crusades
Domestic Impact
The Military Orders
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index"
List of Abbreviations
Chronology
Maps
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Britain and Ireland Before and During the Crusades
Recruitment and Funding
Participation
Political Crusades
Domestic Impact
The Military Orders
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index"
Research Interests: Crusades, Medieval Wales, History of Crusades, British and Irish History, 13th century England, and 9 more12th century England, Military Orders, Anglo-Norman history, Angevin England, British Crusading history, English crusading history, Wales and the crusades, Ireland and the crusades, and Scotland and the crusades
This original study, focussing on the impact of the crusading movement in medieval Wales, considers both the enthusiasm of the Welsh and those living in Wales and its borders for the crusades, as well as the domestic impact of the... more
This original study, focussing on the impact of the crusading movement in medieval Wales, considers both the enthusiasm of the Welsh and those living in Wales and its borders for the crusades, as well as the domestic impact of the movement on warfare, literature, politics and patronage. The location of Wales on the periphery of mainstream Europe, and its perceived status as religiously and culturally underdeveloped did not make it the most obvious candidate for crusading involvement, but this study demonstrates that both native and settler took part in the crusades, supported the military orders, and wrote about events in the Holy Land. Efforts were made to recruit the Welsh in 1188, suggesting contemporary appreciation for Welsh fighting skills, even though crusaders from Wales have been overlooked in modern studies. By looking at patterns of participation this study shows how domestic warfare influenced the desire and willingness to join the crusade, and the effect of such absences on the properties of those who did go. The difference between north and south Wales, Marcher lord and native prince, Flemish noble and minor landholder are considered to show how crusading affected a broad spread of society. Finally, the political role of crusading participation as a way to remove potential troublemakers and cement English control over Wales is considered as the close of the peak years of crusading coincided with the final conquest of Wales in 1282.
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During the Second World War, the disruption and shortages of wartime life had a significant impact on the ability of Catholics to engage with their usual practice of pilgrimage in many parts of Europe. Transport was difficult,... more
During the Second World War, the disruption and shortages of wartime life had a significant impact on the ability of Catholics to engage with their usual practice of pilgrimage in many parts of Europe. Transport was difficult, accommodation and sustenance lacking, many sites inaccessible, and some pilgrims viewed with suspicion. Yet wartime pilgrimages were popular, as people prayed for peace, appealed for aid for their friends and family, sought spiritual support, maintained the bonds of the Catholic community, and even promoted political messages. Despite the widespread nature of these pilgrimages, they have only been considered in a local or national context. This article examines wartime pilgrimages across Europe for the first time to determine how and why they were affected by war, and how this reflected wider debates about the impact of war on religious belief and practice.
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The growth in Catholic pilgrimage in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century is widely acknowledged, but little attention has been paid to how and why many of the mass pilgrimages of the era began. This article will assess the... more
The growth in Catholic pilgrimage in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century is widely acknowledged, but little attention has been paid to how and why many of the mass pilgrimages of the era began. This article will assess the contribution made by the Guild of Our Lady of Ransom to the growth of Catholic pilgrimage. After the Guild’s foundation in 1887, its leadership revived or restored pilgrimages to pre- and post-Reformation sites, and coordinated the movement of thousands of pilgrims across the country. This article offers an examination of how and why Guild leaders chose particular locations, in the context of Marian Revivalism, papal interest in the English martyrs, defence of the Catholic faith, and late-nineteenth century medievalism. It argues that the Guild was pivotal in establishing some of England’s most famous post-Reformation pilgrimages. In doing so, it situates the work of the Guild in late nineteenth and early twentieth century religiosity, and demonstrates the pivotal nature of its work in establishing, developing, organising, and promoting some of the most important post-Reformation Catholic pilgrimages in Britain.
Research Interests: Religion, History of Religion, Catholic Studies, Pilgrimage, Popular Culture and Religious Studies, and 10 moreHistory of Roman Catholicism, Religious History, Roman Catholicism, Catholicism, Religious Studies, Christian pilgrimage shrines, Nineteenth-Century Catholic Studies, Catholic Church History, Martyrs, and Travel and Religious Tourism
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Book Abstract: Monastic Wales new approaches is an interdisciplinary collection of essays written by some of the leading scholars working on aspects of medieval Welsh history. The chapters in this volume consider the history, archaeology,... more
Book Abstract: Monastic Wales new approaches is an interdisciplinary collection of essays written by some of the leading scholars working on aspects of medieval Welsh history. The chapters in this volume consider the history, archaeology, architecture and wider cultural, social, political and economic context of the religious houses of Wales between the Norman conquest in the eleventh century, and the dissolution of the monasteries in the sixteenth.
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Publication View. 55393158. The Welsh wife of Malcolm, Earl of Fife (d.1266): an alternative suggestion (2009). Hurlock, Kathryn. Abstract.
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Paper given at the Combat Stress in the Pre-Modern World conference, Manchester Metropolitan University, December 2018
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Paper given at the Leeds IMC 2017
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Research Interests: Death, Literature, War Studies, Mourning, Commemoration and Memory, and 13 moreSecond World War, Death and Burial (Archaeology), Anglo Saxon Burial Studies (Archaeology), Roman burial practices, History of Death & Dying, Funerary Practices, Military cemeteries, Mass Graves, Grief, Cemetery Sculpture and Monuments, War Memorials, Ancient Greek and Roman Burial Customs, and First World War Cemeteries
Keynote Speaker: Prof Kate McLoughlin (Oxford University), author of Veteran Poetics: British Literature in the Age of Mass Warfare, 1790-2015 (2018) A title and 200-word abstract should be sent to Dr Kathryn Hurlock... more
Keynote Speaker: Prof Kate McLoughlin (Oxford University), author of Veteran Poetics: British Literature in the Age of Mass Warfare, 1790-2015 (2018)
A title and 200-word abstract should be sent to Dr Kathryn Hurlock (K.Hurlock@mmu.ac.uk) and Dr Matt Foley (Matthew.Foley@mmu.ac.uk) by 1 February 2020. We hope to secure funding assistance to provide bursaries for PGR students, and publish a selection of papers from the conference.
A title and 200-word abstract should be sent to Dr Kathryn Hurlock (K.Hurlock@mmu.ac.uk) and Dr Matt Foley (Matthew.Foley@mmu.ac.uk) by 1 February 2020. We hope to secure funding assistance to provide bursaries for PGR students, and publish a selection of papers from the conference.
Research Interests: English Literature, Art History, Media Studies, Film Studies, Crusades, and 15 moreMilitary Veterans, Combat Veterans, War Studies, Cultural History of War, Napoleonic Wars, Second World War, Vietnam War, First World War, Rebecca West, Combat PTSD, War trauma and PTSD, Cultural History of the First World War, English Civil War, Mental Health in Military Veterans, and Ex Combatants
29-30 June 2020, Manchester Metropolitan University
Keynote Speaker: Prof Kate McLoughlin (Oxford University), author of Veteran Poetics: British Literature in the Age of Mass Warfare, 1790-2015 (2018)
Keynote Speaker: Prof Kate McLoughlin (Oxford University), author of Veteran Poetics: British Literature in the Age of Mass Warfare, 1790-2015 (2018)
Research Interests: Art History, Film Studies, Media History, Military Veterans, Combat Veterans, and 15 moreMasculinities, War Trauma and Literature, Ancient Warfare, Fiction, Medieval Warfare, War Poetry, Post-war Poetry, Early Modern Warfare, Post-War Literature, Veterans, Military Women and Veterans, Military Memoirs, Ficiton, War Literature and Memoirs, and War Trauma in Film
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Research Interests: Crusades, Medievalism, Contemporary Medievalism, 19th-Century/Victorian Medievalism, Second World War, and 13 moreHistory of Crusades, First World War, Postcolonial Medievalism, Sir Walter Scott, Far-Right Politics, far-right politics Europe, Extreme and Far Right, Uses of the past, Symbolic Politics, Political Uses of the Past, Political Rhetoric, Far Right Movements, Public Uses of the Past, Scottish Literature, Romanticism, EcocriticismSir Walter Scott, and Alt-Right & New Right
Programme for the inaugural symposium of the Returning Soldier network.
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This original study, focussing on the impact of the crusading movement in medieval Wales, considers both the enthusiasm of the Welsh and those living in Wales and its borders for the crusades, as well as the domestic impact of the... more
This original study, focussing on the impact of the crusading movement in medieval Wales, considers both the enthusiasm of the Welsh and those living in Wales and its borders for the crusades, as well as the domestic impact of the movement on warfare, literature, politics and patronage. The location of Wales on the periphery of mainstream Europe, and its perceived status as religiously and culturally underdeveloped did not make it the most obvious candidate for crusading involvement, but this study demonstrates that both native and settler took part in the crusades, supported the military orders, and wrote about events in the Holy Land. Efforts were made to recruit the Welsh in 1188, suggesting contemporary appreciation for Welsh fighting skills, even though crusaders from Wales have been overlooked in modern studies. By looking at patterns of participation this study shows how domestic warfare influenced the desire and willingness to join the crusade, and the effect of such absences on the properties of those who did go. The difference between north and south Wales, Marcher lord and native prince, Flemish noble and minor landholder are considered to show how crusading affected a broad spread of society. Finally, the political role of crusading participation as a way to remove potential troublemakers and cement English control over Wales is considered as the close of the peak years of crusading coincided with the final conquest of Wales in 1282.
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Since the late 1980s crusade historiography has shown increasing interest in the periphery of Europe and the less ‘traditional’ crusading areas of Scotland, Wales, Poland and Scandinavia. Consideration of Ireland has formed part of this... more
Since the late 1980s crusade historiography has shown increasing interest in the periphery of Europe and the less ‘traditional’ crusading areas of Scotland, Wales, Poland and Scandinavia. Consideration of Ireland has formed part of this spread of interest, but, like many other areas, it remains comparatively unstudied. In part, the paucity of Irish texts relating to all kinds of crusading discourages research, as does the comparatively low number of known Irish crucesignati.