# 'The Desire for Syria in Medieval England': EK Myerson in conversation with Hope Doherty-Harrison

'The Desire for Syria in Medieval England': EK Myerson in conversation with Hope Doherty-Harrison at Birkbeck College, Tuesday 10 November 2026, 18:00.

- Price: Free
- Venue: Birkbeck College, WC1E 7HX London
- With: Hope Doherty-Harrison
- Get tickets: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/booking/event/65712
- Go to page: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event/65712/the-desire-for-syria-in-medieval-england-ek-myerson-in-conversation-with-hope-doherty-harrison

A book launch and conversation marking the publication of 'The Desire for Syria in Medieval England'. EK Myerson, an artist and writer with a PhD in medieval literature from Birkbeck, discusses their first book with Hope Doherty-Harrison, Lecturer in Medieval Studies at Birkbeck. The book uses the 1458 plunder of merchant Robert Sturmy's cargo by pirates off Malta to show how Syrian imports shaped medieval English art, language and everyday life. The event is organised by the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, is free and open to all, with registration required.

## Dates

- Tuesday 10 November 18:00 — Birkbeck College

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