Mick Aston Lecture: The Archaeology of Anarchy – November 2026.

On 27 November 2026 at 5:00PM-6:15PM, Online, Stuart Prior (Professor of Archaeological Practice, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries) will present the Mick Aston Lecture 2026.

This lecture explores the castles that played a pivotal role during the Anarchy (1139–1153), one of the most complex and often misunderstood periods in English history. Although relatively understudied, the Anarchy had profound and lasting political, social, and archaeological consequences.