Raising public awareness of medieval dress and textiles

  • Owen-Crocker, Gale (Participant)

Impact: Cultural impacts, Societal impacts

Public summary

This impact case study focuses on the ways in which original research on Anglo-Saxon textiles has contributed to the heritage industry and increased cultural understanding of early medieval life. Professor Gale Owen-Crocker’s research impacts on the public’s knowledge of the Anglo-Saxon world by engaging with non-professional historians, re-enactors, textile practitioners and creative writers through public lectures, consultancy work, collaborations with museums and living history organisations.
Impact date2014
Category of impactCultural impacts, Societal impacts
Impact levelBenefit