IMC 2011: Sessions
Session 1628: Royal Authority, II: Brothers and Sisters
Thursday 14 July 2011, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Haskins Society for Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, Angevin & Viking History |
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Organiser: | Beth Thomas, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews |
Moderator/Chair: | Joanna Huntington, Lincoln School of Humanities & Performing Arts, University of Lincoln |
Paper 1628-a | Henry II's Sons: Brothers in Arms and Brothers at Arms (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Gender Studies, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 1628-b | The Lion and the Dove: Richard and Joanna of England (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Gender Studies, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 1628-c | Siblings in War, Siblings at War: Gender and Rulership in William of Malmesbury's Depictions of Robert of Gloucester and the Empress Matilda (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Genealogy and Prosopography, Historiography - Medieval |
Abstract | This session will re-evaluate the turbulent events of the late 12th century through the lens of sibling relationships. While the often tumultuous relationships of the members of the Angevin Royal house are well-known, the papers in this session will more closely examine the roles of fraternal strife and fraternal harmony on royal authority and influence. Also explored will be the role of the arguably more amicable but no less politically significant relationships between Angevin brothers and sisters, with the intention of shedding some light on the position of princesses in relation to the kingly power of their fathers and brothers. Overall, these papers will endeavour to more closely assess the marriage of politics and family. |