IMC 2009: Sessions
Session 207: The Language of Intercession in 14th-Century England
Monday 13 July 2009, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Society for Fourteenth-Century Studies |
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| Organiser: | W. Mark Ormrod, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York |
| Moderator/Chair: | James Bothwell, School of History, University of Leicester |
| Paper 207-a | Intercessors for Royal Mercy in 14th-Century England (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
| Paper 207-b | The Languages of Supplication: A Comparison of Chancery Bills, Chamberlains' Bills, and Parliamentary Petitions (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Archives and Sources, Law, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 207-c | Persuading Power in Late Medieval England: The Evidence of Petitions (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Middle English, Language and Literature - French or Occitan, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
| Abstract | The session draws on recent work that allows a new appreciation both of the mechanics and of the culture of petitioning to the crown in 14th-century England. All three speakers have undertaken extensive work on the genre, and will showcase important new approaches to, and discoveries among, various series of petitions surviving in the National Archives. |