IMC 2011: Sessions
Session 1325: Money and Memory, I: The Legacies of the Daughters of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine
Wednesday 13 July 2011, 16.30-18.00
Sponsor: | Universiteit van Amsterdam |
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Organisers: | Colette Marie Bowie, Independent Scholar, Glasgow Jitske Jasperse, Departement Kunst-, religie- en cultuurwetenschappen, Universiteit van Amsterdam |
Moderator/Chair: | Helen J. Nicholson, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University |
Paper 1325-a | A Pauper Princess?: The Last Will and Testament of Joanna Plantagenet (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies |
Paper 1325-b | The Mysterious Dowry of Leonor Plantagenet at the Crossroads of England, France, and Castile (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies |
Paper 1325-c | Remembering Warriors and Crusaders: The Role of Leonor of England and Her Daughters in Commemorating the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Crusades, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies |
Paper 1325-d | Chronicles and Images: Matilda Plantagenet Remembered (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Art History - General, Lay Piety, Women's Studies |
Abstract | This session will focus on the three daughters of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Colette Bowie's examination of Countess Joanna's last will and testament sheds light on the nature of 12th-century royal families and is an instructive case study in the fields of the history of childhood. Jose Manuel Cerda takes a look at Queen Leonor and the 13th-century Castilian claims involving her dowry of Gascony. These claims show that the marriage between Alfonso and Leonor had very important consequences. Theresa Vann on the other hand looks at the role of Leonor and her daughters in creating a crusader identity for their family during and immediately after the Fourth Crusade. Jitske Jasperse examines 12th-century and later medieval depictions of their eldest sister Matilda in order to find out what ideas were communicated by them. |