IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 618: Writing and Rewriting History in Conquest England
Tuesday 10 July 2012, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Battle Conference on Anglo-Norman Studies / Haskins Society for Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, Angevin & Viking History |
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| Organiser: | Chris Lewis, Department of History, King's College London / Institute of Historical Research, University of London |
| Moderator/Chair: | Chris Lewis, Department of History, King's College London / Institute of Historical Research, University of London |
| Paper 618-a | The Notion of Treachery in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle during Æthelred's Reign (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Old English, Political Thought |
| Paper 618-b | Women in the D Chronicle: Writing and Rewriting the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Old English, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies |
| Paper 618-c | 'Saint lignage': Hagiography and Norman Genealogy in 12th-Century England (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Latin, Political Thought |
| Abstract | This session is concerned with the ways in which calamatious events in the history of England over the course of the long 11th century prompted changing responses among contemporary observers and later historians. The first two papers assess the rewriting of history in the vernacular Anglo-Saxon chronicles: how treachery was inscribed in the hindsight-driven account of Æthelred II's reign, and how the role of women in the political life of the kingdom was subjected to constant re-evaluation over time. The third paper deals with how historiographers of the earlier 12th century created a new image of the Norman ducal line, quite different from earlier representations. |