Richard III Society American Branch

We’re thrilled to announce the recipients of the $5,000 Schallek awards for the upcoming school year. They, and their research topics, are: Madeline Fox (University of Michigan), “The Middle English Devotional Life of Magdalena von Freiburg” Olivia Caroline Geraci (University of Notre Dame), “Liturgical practices of medieval English women religious” Catherine Rose Introcaso (CUNY Graduate Center), “Annotation as Embodied Devotion in Late Medieval Mystical-Contemplative Manuscripts” Kamila Kaminska-Palarczyk (Yale University), “Gender

  Rebekkah Hart of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio is this year’s recipient of the $40,000 Fellowship. The fellowship will support Rebekkah’s research project, “The Kiss of Peace: Materialities and Afterlives of Liturgical Paxes, or ‘Kissing Images,’ in Late Medieval England (c. 1250-1550).” While the “Kiss of Peace” was a common liturgical ritual in the Christian mass from at least the second century, this ritual became materially embodied

The Board of the American Branch is delighted to announce that it has approved a grant to the A Voice For Richard III project, led by Yvonne Morley-Chisholm of Your Voice Box. This groundbreaking project captured international attention when a team of experts from linguistics, anatomy, forensic psychology, technology, and medieval history, produced a “living”  digital avatar of Richard III who spoke and enunciated in authentic late 15th century English

  15th century scroll gets 21st century treatment in transformative collaboration. With funding from the American Branch, University of Pennsylvania professor Emily Steiner leads multi-disciplinary team in transforming a critical Wars of the Roses genealogy at the Free Library of Philadelphia into an interactive, online digital edition – unlocking its many symbols and messages for the public. (Press Release: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 4, 2025) View the project online at https://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/chronicle-world