Welcome to the Lollard Society

The Lollard Society promotes the study of John Wyclif, the Lollard movement, Jan Hus, the Hussites, and the religious, intellectual and cultural history of the later Middle Ages. It brings together scholars, teachers, students and others interested in Wycliffite and Hussite reform, their historical contexts and their wider influence.

The Society supports research and scholarship through its bibliographies and other online resources, academic conferences and sessions at major international medieval studies conferences. It also provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and the encouragement of new research and publications.


Explore Our Research Resources

The Lollard Society provides a range of resources for the study of religious reform and intellectual life in late-medieval England and Bohemia (part of the modern day Czech Republic). Our resources include bibliographies of primary and secondary sources, collections of scholarly articles and various other items relating to late-medieval spiritual and devotional texts. Visitors can explore important texts and reference materials, including the works of John Wyclif and Jan Hus and the Glossa Ordinaria, the standard biblical gloss of the Middle Ages.

Bibliographies

Glossa Ordinaria

Links and Resources


Conferences and Events

Our Society brings together scholars and students of religious, intellectual and cultural history of the later Middle Ages. Explore our conference archive to learn more about our previous meetings, research presentations, gatherings and call for papers.


News and Announcements

The latest news from the Society, including information about conferences, publications and events.

  • CFP: Reformation on the Record

    A conference sponsored by The National Archives (UK) will be held Nov. 3-4, 2017, to mark the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. The organizers, who welcome papers on lollardy, describe the conference as follows: “The National Archives holds an enormous collection of public records that document the changes and continuities in governance…

  • C: The Fifteenth Century Conference 2017, including sessions in honour of Margaret Aston

    The 38th Fifteenth Century Conference will be held at the University of Essex, Colchester Thursday 31st August to Saturday 2nd September 2017. The conference, which has met in most years since 1970, will bring together established as well as younger scholars of all aspects of fifteenth-century studies. We invite proposals for papers showcasing all aspects of…

  • Conference: Studying the Arts in Medieval Bohemia

    On 8-9 December, the Institute of Philosophy at the Czech Academy of Sciences will hold a conference relevant to Wyclif’s reception in Bohemia: Studying the Arts in Medieval Bohemia: Production, Reception and Transmission of Knowledge at the Arts Faculty of Prague University in the Middle Ages More information and the schedule of presentations can be…


About the Lollard Society

The Society is run by an international community of scholars. We welcome scholars and students with an interest in any aspect of late-medieval religious, devotional, heretical and dissident cultures.