IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 1012: Rules and Structures of Households in Late Medieval Britain
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | Department of History, University of Winchester |
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| Organiser: | Gordon McKelvie, Department of History, University of Winchester |
| Moderator/Chair: | Michael Hicks, Department of History, University of Winchester |
| Paper 1012-a | Keeping it in the Family?: Lord Herbert and the Siege of Harlech, 1468 (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
| Paper 1012-b | Exemptions from the Statutes of Livery, 1390-1504 (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
| Paper 1012-c | Rules and the Court of James IV of Scotland (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
| Abstract | Royal and aristocratic households were key aspects of late medieval life. They allowed central government to have an influence in the localities and were means of social advancement for their members. This session examines late medieval households from three different, yet complementary, perspectives. Paper -a considers what can be deduced about the Herbert household from the Siege of Harlech. Paper -b take a legal perspective and considers the exemptions from the statutes of livery in the context of attitudes towards households. Paper -c considers these issues in the context of the court of James IV of Scotland. |