Event Calendar
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Dr Harry Spillane (University of Cambridge): ‘The Bishops’ Bible, Archbishop Matthew Parker, and the Elizabethan Church’
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonThe Bishops’ Bible, which was first printed in 1568, has frequently been cast as a useless and widely unpopular translation of the Bible into English. However, by exploring what the […]
British Records Association 2023 Maurice Bond Lecture and Harley Prize Presentation
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonThe 2023 Maurice Bond lecture will be given by Dr Andrew Flinn of the Department of Information Studies, University College London. The lecture will explore the work of community archivists […]
Garden Open Day
Lambeth Palace Lambeth Palace Road, LondonJoin us for a family fun day in the beautiful historic grounds of Lambeth Palace, celebrating the new Coronation exhibition! We are excited to welcome you to Lambeth Palace Library […]
Peter Lake (Vanderbilt): ‘On Laudianism’
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonPeter Lake, Professor of History at Vanderbilt, is one of the most distinguished writers on English religion after the Reformation. Later this year Cambridge University Press will publish Peter's latest […]
Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Lambeth Palace Library, followed by the Friends’ annual lecture by Professor Magnus Williamson (Newcastle University): ‘Singing to the Lord in Tudor England: Musical Ventures, Dynastic Misadventures’.
This event is limited to Friends of Lambeth Palace Library and their guests. To book a place, please email libraryfriends@churchofengland.org or telephone 020 7898 1400.
Church of England Records Society AGM and lecture
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonThe Church of England Record Society AGM will start at 4pm, followed by a lecture at 5pm by Canon Professor Michael Snape who is Michael Ramsey Professor of Anglican Studies […]
Canon Daffern: ‘Rubrics for Royalty: The story of the Coronation Service in 2023’
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonCanon Adrian Daffern was commissioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury to be the principal author of the revised Coronation service used for HM the King on May 6 this year. […]
Fit for a King: The Symbolism of a Coronation
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonDanny Johnson was appointed The Archbishop’s Coronation Planning Director in October 2022, working closely with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Westminster Abbey, The Royal Household, and a host of others on […]
Guided Tours of Lambeth Palace Library
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonOn the day of our July garden open day, Lambeth Palace Library will be running three guided tours of the Library, including a chance to visit our Collections Care Studio […]
Cantate Domino: Exhibition Concert
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonExhibition concert for Cantate Domino: Music in the Lambeth Palace Library Collections, with private view and glass of wine. This hour-long concert of music featured in our exhibition Cantate Domino […]
Richard Palmer: ‘This august tribunal’ – The Court of Arches: sex, money and the church in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonThis talk is about the Court of Arches, the ancient appeal court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and its rich archive in Lambeth Palace Library. It outlines court procedure and […]
Cantate Domino Curator’s Talk
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonA chance to see our current exhibition 'Cantate Domino' and ask questions of the curator, Mary Clayton-Kastenholz. This inaugural exhibition for the Library’s new exhibition room celebrates musical treasures held […]
