IMC 2010: Sessions
Session 1112: Journeying along Medieval Routes, II: Anglo-Norman and Plantagenet Royal Itineraries
Wednesday 14 July 2010, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Centre for Medieval & Renaissance Culture, University of Southampton |
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| Organiser: | Paul Webster, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University |
| Moderator/Chair: | Leonie V. Hicks, Department of History and American Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University |
| Respondent: | Nicholas Karn, Department of History, University of Southampton |
| Paper 1112-a | Making Space for King John to Pray: The Evidence of the Royal Itinerary (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Architecture - Religious, Architecture - Secular, Lay Piety |
| Paper 1112-b | The Itinerary of Edward I: Pleasure, Piety, and Governance (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | The Anglo-Norman and Plantagenet rulers of England and large parts of northern and western France are generally considered to have travelled widely as part of the process of ruling their extensive territories. However, whilst this is acknowledged by historians, the process and practicalities of royal itineration have less frequently been considered. This session will bring together the work of scholars whose research addresses the questions raised by the theme of royal itineration, exploring the nature, uses, and limitations of the royal itinerary in the period c.1100-c.1300. It will explore a wide variety of aspects of the topic: for instance how the king travelled and why; who went with him and for what purposes; the locations from which government was conducted and the ways in which these spaces and buildings were used; the means by which time and space could be created for particular royal activities, such as religious expression or hunting, as the king travelled. In drawing on evidence from the reigns of the 12th and 13th century kings of England, the session will provide the opportunity for the comparison of similarities and contrasts between the different reigns, and for discussion of the way in which itineraries are currently used by historians, and the ways in which it may be possible to use them in the future. |