‘The St Mary’s Hall Coventry Tapestry: Weaving the Threads Together’ edited by Mark Webb is a major new publication following several years of research and including papers from the conference held in the guildhall in September 2019. The volume is published by Shaun Tyas and has 220 pages and 100 colour photographs, maps and plans.…

The Medieval Coventry charity is delighted to announce that its self-guided tour, ‘Coventry’s Medieval Treasures’, has won the Alan Ball Award 2022 for Outstanding Local History E-Publication. The Award, administered by the Local Studies Group & Library Services Trust, was presented at a special online ceremony on 14 August. Terry Bracher, Chair of the Trust,…

Tickets are available to book for a special launch event of the Royal Women of Influence exhibition at St Mary’s Hall, produced by Medieval Coventry and TORCH, The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities, University of Oxford. The launch event on 4th May will start at 18.30 and feature two guest speakers and tours of…

Medieval Coventry is delighted to announce that the Coventry’s Medieval Treasures self-guided tour is now available, free of charge. The tour: • presents ‘then’ and ‘now’ images to reveal the medieval streets and buildings as depicted by artists and engravers • introduces the people associated with the city – from townsfolk and merchants to nobility and…

Festival occasions in Coventry from the 15th to the 17th centuries and their legacy 20th to 22nd April 2022 Drapers’ Hall Bayley Lane Coventry Expert talks on each day with the latest research into Coventry’s unique contribution including: medieval processions and performances, the Trinity and Drapers guilds, the royal city, musical instruments used in Coventry,…

You are warmly invited to the official launch of the recently published Historical Map of Coventry. Holy Trinity Church, Coventry Friday 12th November 2021 4.30 pm to 6 pm Light refreshments included The map, produced by Medieval Coventry and the Historic Towns Trust, is the result of several years of research. It’s based on the…