'Die Sehnsucht nach Syrien im mittelalterlichen England': EK Myerson im Gespräch mit Hope Doherty-Harrison

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When: 10 November 2026, 18:00 — 19:30 Book your place In June 1458, two boats were cornered by pirates off the coast of Malta. Their captain, Robert Sturmy, was no match for the notorious Genoese freebooter Giuliano Gattilusio. The precious cargo for which Sturmy paid with his life contained stealable goods but also cultural significance. Sweet wines, spices, silks, jewels, and minerals – these alluring commodities gripped the medieval English imagination. E. K. Myerson utilises this dramatic incident of Mediterranean plunder to reveal the impact of Syrian imports on medieval art, language, a…