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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
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-aA Pauper Princess?: The Last Will and Testament of Joanna Plantagenet
(Language: English)
Colette Marie Bowie, Independent Scholar, Glasgow
Index terms: Archives and Sources, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies
Paper 1325-bThe Mysterious Dowry of Leonor Plantagenet at the Crossroads of England, France, and Castile
(Language: English)
José Manuel Cerda, Centro de Estudios Medievales, Universidad Gabriela Mistral, Santiago de Chile
Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies
Paper 1325-cRemembering Warriors and Crusaders: The Role of Leonor of England and Her Daughters in Commemorating the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212)
(Language: English)
Theresa M. Vann, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, St John's University, Minnesota
Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Crusades, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies
Paper 1325-dChronicles and Images: Matilda Plantagenet Remembered
(Language: English)
Jitske Jasperse, Departement Kunst-, religie- en cultuurwetenschappen, Universiteit van Amsterdam
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.