IMC 2010: Sessions
Session 1612: Bishops before GPS: English Bishops on the Move, c.700-c.1300
Thursday 15 July 2010, 11.15-12.45
| Organiser: | Julia Steuart Barrow, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Katy Cubitt, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York |
| Paper 1612-a | Episcopal Logistics: Clerical Retinues, Hospitality, and Travel, c.600-c.800 (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Hagiography, Monasticism, Religious Life |
| Paper 1612-b | Somewhere to Stop For the Night: Way-Stations on English Episcopal Itineraries, c.700-c.1300 (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Ecclesiastical History, Economics - Rural |
| Paper 1612-c | At Home or Abroad: English Episcopal Itineraries as a Measure of 13th-Century Pastoral Concern (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Ecclesiastical History, Religious Life |
| Abstract | The itineraries of medieval bishops were shaped largely by their estates but also by their pastoral responsibilities. They took their households with them, which meant quartermastering for large numbers over very long distances. The political role of bishops meant that they had to develop routes to royal assembly-places, often by acquiring properties to act as way-stations. In England this process can be observed from the 8th century onwards. In the 13th century really detailed information about episcopal itineraries begins to survive, enabling us to see how 13th-century bishops put into effect new guidelines on pastoral care. |