IMC 2010: Sessions
Session 1124: Queenship and Power, II: Queenship and Crises in Medieval Europe
Wednesday 14 July 2010, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York |
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Organiser: | Lisa Benz, Department of History, University of York |
Moderator/Chair: | Lisa Benz, Department of History, University of York |
Paper 1124-a | 'Britain has kings, but they are tyrants...they have many wives - whores and adulteresses': The Ruin of Britain? (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 1124-b | Corrupting Queenship?: The Mediation and Intercession of Alice Perrers, 1369-1377 (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 1124-c | Four Trastámara Queens, One Very Reluctant Infanta, One Contumacious Infante, and the Golpe de Tordesillas of 1420 (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Politics and Diplomacy |
Abstract | This is the second of two sessions on queenship and power in medieval Europe. Understanding the queen's role is essential to revealing the cultural, political, and administrative history of the Middle Ages. It is the aim of these sessions to show case new scholarship on the practice of medieval queenship in Europe. This session will examine the practice and the manipulation of queenship in times of political crisis, covering a generous time span and geographical locations. It will focus on inversion of queenship as practiced by the mistresses of kings in England and the roles of queens during civil war in Spain. |