'The End of Slaving Warfare in Europe: a Problem in Global Comparative History’
Published: 10 October 2023
Wednesday 18 October 2023
Lecture hosted jointly by the Scottish Centre for War Studies, Medieval History, and the Beniba Centre for Slavery Studies
Wednesday 18 October 2023 at 5pm
in the James McCune Smith Building, Room 639
Professor John Gillingham, (Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics)
The End of Slaving Warfare in Europe: a Problem in Global Comparative History
Professor John Gillingham, FBA, is a distinguished medieval historian who has published extensively on aspects of the political, social and military history of north-western Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries. His current research focuses in particular on the perceptions and values that shaped war and politics, and especially the treatment of the defeated and the fate of prisoners in warfare.
All are welcome.
The lecture will also be accessible via Zoom.
First published: 10 October 2023