Tutor information
Trevor Rowley
Trevor Rowley MA, MLitt, FSA, was formerly Deputy Director in the Department for Continuing Education and before that Director of Archaeology in the Department. He is now an Emeritus Fellow of Kellogg College and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He has published many books on landscape history and the Normans, most recently a biography of William the Conqueror’s half-brother, Bishop Odo of Bayeux, and an examination of the landscape of the Bayeux Tapestry. His most recent book, 'Landscapes of the Norman Conquest', appeared at the end of 2022.
Courses
During the Middle Ages, Oxford was home not only to a great university but also to many monasteries, nunneries, priories, and friaries. This course will examine their buildings, history, and legacy.
The Bayeux Tapestry is the greatest surviving artefact from the Anglo-Norman era, portraying the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 in pictorial form. This course examines its provenance, sponsorship, interpretation, and intriguing later history.