IMC 2003: Sessions

Session 514: 'What Region May Lyve Withoute a Reule': The Practical Application of Royal Authority in Late Medieval England

Sponsor:	Public Record Office/History of Parliament Trust
Organisers:	Sean Cunningham, The National Archives, Kew Malcolm Mercer, The National Archives: Public Record Office, Kew
Moderator/Chair:	Linda S. Clark, History of Parliament Trust, London
Paper 514-a	King, Council and Locality: Recognisances and Regional Government during Henry VII's Reign (Language: English) Sean Cunningham, The National Archives, Kew Index terms: Administration, Law, Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 514-b	The Under Sheriff and Parliament in the Late 15th Century (Language: English) Hannes Kleineke, History of Parliament Trust, London Index terms: Administration, Law, Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 514-c	Falling Foul of the Law: The Uses and Abuses of the Process of Outlawry in the 15th Century (Language: English) Malcolm Mercer, The National Archives: Public Record Office, Kew Index terms: Administration, Law, Politics and Diplomacy
Abstract	How did the crown control the effectiveness of local government in England during the late Middle Ages? The relationship of centre and locality, and the practical application of the law, are much-debated subjects, still dominated by ideas of the quality of lordship at different social levels. This session aims to show that established mechanisms and personnel of central government were vital to the projection of royal authority into the regions. The emphasis will be on the documents themselves and the ways in which the information they contain can be interpreted.