IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 224: Reality, Real People, and Propaganda: The Miracles of Henry VI
Monday 9 July 2012, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Richard III Society |
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| Organiser: | Lesley Boatwright |
| Moderator/Chair: | Peter Hammond, Richard III Society & Yorkist History Trust, London |
| Paper 224-a | Making the Most of Miracles: Political Propaganda and the Tomb of Henry VI (Language: English) Index terms: Lay Piety, Medicine, Politics and Diplomacy, Religious Life |
| Paper 224-b | New Light on a Medieval Mugging: The Horrible Case of Dr William Edwards, 1488 (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Lay Piety |
| Paper 224-c | Miracles in Everyday Life: The Ordinary and the Miraculous (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Lay Piety, Social History |
| Abstract | Miracles were attributed to Henry VI soon after his death. The English had a long tradition of calling for help from dead leaders of the opposition, and the gentle, pious Henry was a natural candidate. How did Richard III deal with this Lancastrian cult? Who were the people who prayed to Henry for a miracle? Some of them, and sometimes their miracles, appear in the public records. Their stories occasionally involve national events, but more often illustrate the lives of ordinary people. The Richard III Society hopes to publish a translation of these miracles, most of which have not yet appeared in English. |