Decorated initial ‘A’ depicting William the Conqueror seated on his throne, from the late 12th century Chronicle of Battle Abbey housed at the British Library
In Autumn 2027 the British Library will present Conquest: The Making of Norman England, the first national exhibition to explore the history and impact of Norman rule in England.
Running <a href="https://comicvibe.com/anime-ball-battles-codes-october-2026/” title=”Anime Ball Battles codes October 2026″>October 1, 2027- February 27, 2028, the exhibition marks a millennium since William the Conqueror’s birth, and will focus on the culture and politics of this pivotal period through nearly 200 objects from the British Library’s own collection and a large number of loans from across the UK and France and beyond. It will bring together unique original documents and chronicles, as well as many of the most spectacular works of art from the Norman period including illuminated manuscripts.
Collections in Dialogue: The Fold by Yuen Fong Ling (May 20, 2027-October 2027) will go on show at The Headrow, Leeds, as part of the British Library’s Public Engagement programme in West Yorkshire where the Library’s Boston Spa campus is home to over three quarters of the collection.
The Fold is the culmination of the third ‘Collections in Dialogue’ co-commission between the British Library and Leeds Art Gallery, awarded to artist Yuen Fong Ling who will create new artworks inspired by the collections at both institutions. For the exhibition, Ling will explore the artists’ books and Chinese collections at the British Library alongside sculptural works from the collections of Leeds Museums and Galleries and the Henry Moore Institute.
Throughout 2027, the Library will also present a series of free temporary thematic displays in selected cases in the Treasures Gallery. These include:
- Æthelstan, First King of England (January 27, 2027-May 2027), marking the 1,100th anniversary of the unification of England by showcasing original manuscripts that were once owned by Æthelstan
- 2000 AD: The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic turns 50 (January 21, 2027-June 2027), a celebration of the UK’s longest running science fiction comic anthology from its creation in the 1970s to the present day
- Yuen Fong Ling Collections in Dialoguedisplay (May 5, 2027-August 2027) accompanying Yuen Fong Ling’s exhibition
Opening on October 30 and running through June 20, 2027, will be Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery, a major exhibition exploring the life and work of the bestselling novelist which marks 50 years since her death. Highlights will include Christie’s typewriter, professional and personal correspondence with other writers and family members, family photographs and notebooks and typescripts for her novels.
