IMC 2006: Sessions
Session 224: Royal Coronations in England and Spain: Ritual, Drama, and Politics
Monday 10 July 2006, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Texas Medieval Association |
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| Organiser: | Sally N. Vaughn, Department of History, University of Houston, Texas |
| Moderator/Chair: | Michael H. Gelting, Centre for Scandinavian Studies King's College University of Aberdeen 24 High Street OLD ABERDEEN AB24 3EB |
| Paper 224-a | Edgar the Peaceable and the Coronation of 961 (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 224-b | Claims and Coronations of Kingly Men (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 224-c | Coronation or Regency: Gesture as Power Transfer in the Liber Feudorum Maior (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Politics and Diplomacy, Women’s Studies |
| Abstract | This session will look at coronations of four different monarchs: Edgar the Peacable, Harald Godwinson, and William the Conqueror in England. Edgar's coronation will be scrutinized to determine its timing and possible repetition, Harald's and William's will be compared to each other. These papers will deal with issues of ritual drama, legitimacy, and propagandistic public relations. A third paper will examine the coronation of Alfonso II of Aragon/Barcelona, as portrayed in the lavishly illustrated Liber Feudorum Maior, with its images of the transfer of power and their dramatic symbols and gestures. |