IMC 2013: Sessions
Session 1705: Medieval Hostages and Hostageship, III: The Later Middle Ages
Thursday 4 July 2013, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | 15th-Century Conference |
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| Organiser: | Katherine Weikert, Department of Archaeology / Department of History, University of Winchester |
| Moderator/Chair: | Gordon McKelvie, Department of History, University of Winchester |
| Paper 1705-a | Hostages for the Surrender of Towns and Fortresses in the First Half of the 15th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Mentalities, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1705-b | Compelling the Crown: Royal Hostages in the Wars of the Roses (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | This session, the third of a three-session strand on medieval hostageship, explores hostages and hostageship in the late medieval period. Papers will individually focus aspects of French and English royal hostages, including the king himself as a hostage, and the use of hostages in the surrender of towns in France. This session overall will investigate legal, political, diplomatic and social aspects of hostageship in the late Middle Ages. |