IMC 2003: Sessions
Session 216: Constructing Kingship: Royal Identity and Authority in Medieval England
Monday 14 July 2003, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Department of History, University of Huddersfield and Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York |
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Organiser: | Katherine J. Lewis, Department of History, University of Huddersfield |
Moderator/Chair: | Joanna Huntington, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York |
Paper 216-a | Queering Kingship: Edward II's Critics and the Challenges to Royal Authority in Early 14th-Century England (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Political Thought, Sexuality |
Paper 216-b | What Was the Manhood of Richard II? (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Political Thought, Sexuality |
Paper 216-c | Henry VI, King Saints and Models of Ideal Kingship (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Political Thought, Sexuality |
Abstract | This and its paired session 'Constructing Queenship: Royal Identity and Authority in Medieval England' will explore manifestations of (and challenges to) royal authority in medieval England by taking a cultural-historical approach to the subjects of kingship and queenship. It will place special emphasis on the use of gender as a conceptual tool for the study of power in history settings. |