IMC 2008: Sessions
Session 109: Alternative Approaches to the Court and Patronage
Monday 7 July 2008, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | St Andrews' Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews |
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Organiser: | Frances Andrews, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews |
Paper 109-a | Lions and Tigers and Bears! Oh My!: Animals and the Late Medieval Scottish Court (Language: English) Index terms: Heraldry, Mentalities, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 109-b | Patronage Networks and Political Alliances in the 14th-Century Papal Curia (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Mentalities, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 109-c | The Funeral of Edward III (Language: English) Index terms: Mentalities, Politics and Diplomacy |
Abstract | This session takes three different courts in the late middle ages (the Scottish, English, and Papal) to explore issues of patronage and ritual. The comparison is intended to raise questions about our approaches to court studies and the parallels in mentalities and behaviours in different types of court (royal and papal) |