Hello All Some of our members may be interested in this conference, please see the link near the end for further details. Tony Harris #5904 PHILO ONS ________________________________________ From: Jonathan Hanley [mailto:jonathan.hanley@york.ac.uk] Sent: 27 November 2014 11:42 To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: England's Immigrants Public Conference Dear all, I'm writing to invite you to a major, one-day public conference which will announce the results of a three-year project to investigate the names, origins, occupations and households of the thousands of foreigners who chose to make their lives and livelihoods in England in the era of the Hundred Years War, the Black Death and the Wars of the Roses. DATABASE The conference will include the launch, and a full demonstration of, the projects database, with over 64,000 entries. The database will be publicly available from the time of the conference, free of charge. THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE The conference will also include a showcase of the research undertaken by an international team of experts on particular immigrant groups, the rules and regulations around immigration in the Middle Ages, and notions of foreignness and nationality. Full details are available in the conference programme. POSTER SESSION We will be hosting a poster session during the lunch-break: anyone interested in presenting a poster on the history of aliens, foreigners and strangers (either of the Middle Ages or of other periods) is most welcome to present (please sign up is the registration materials). Please note: - There is no registration fee or catering charge for this conference, but all those wishing to attend need to register via the link below - Spaces are limited, and you are encouraged to book early - Delegates wishing to stay overnight in York are invited to make their own arrangements: advice is available via the link below. To find out more information and to book your place on the conference, please visit: http://www.york.ac.uk/medieval-studies/conferences/englandsimmigrants 1330-1550/ Jonathan Hanley Editorial Assistant England's Immigrants, 1330-1550