IMC 2004: Sessions

Session 117: Bureaucracy, Administration, and Power, I

Sponsor:	British Academy Network: English Political Culture in Comparison
Organiser:	Björn Weiler, Department of History & Welsh History, Aberystwyth University
Moderator/Chair:	Michael Clanchy, Institute of Historical Research, University of London
Paper 117-a	Administration and Power in the Chancery of King Henry III (Language: English) David Carpenter, Department of History, King's College London Index terms: Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 117-b	The Diplomatics of Papal Power in the 13th Century (Language: English) Christoph Egger, Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung, Universität Wien Index terms: Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 117-c	Power and Literacy in Scandinavia, 1250-1350 (Language: English) Arnved Nedkvitne, Department of Archaeology, Conservation & Historical Studies, Universitetet i Oslo Index terms: Literacy and Orality, Politics and Diplomacy
Abstract	The papers in this session will explore the ways and means by which power was represented, both practically and symbolically, in the workings of royal, comital or papal administration in a variety of regions and institutions during the 13th and 14th century.