IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 324: Culture and Identity in the Communities of 15th-Century England
Monday 9 July 2012, 16.30-18.00
Organiser: | Lucy Lynch, Department of History, University of Nottingham |
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Moderator/Chair: | David Green, Centre for British Studies, Harlaxton College, University of Evansville |
Paper 324-a | A Loyal Community?: A Study of Hampshire during the Wars of the Roses (Language: English) Index terms: Local History, Social History |
Paper 324-b | 'A collar, a collar, the king did cry!': Livery Collars and the Expression of Power and Identity in Late 15th-Century England (Language: English) Index terms: Local History, Social History |
Paper 324-c | Contrasting Identities?: The Inhabitants of Lincoln Cathedral Close, c. 1450-1500 (Language: English) Index terms: Local History, Social History |
Abstract | Every member of society identified with a type of community, whether in a local sense, on a national level or sometimes both. This session seeks to explore the culture amongst the different types of communities that existed in 15th-century England and how individuals identified with a particular group. Paper -a examines community allegiances in Hampshire during the domestic turmoil of the late 15th century, paper -b focusses on the use of the livery collar as a means of identification with king and community and paper -c investigates those associated with Lincoln Cathedral Close. |