IMC 2014: Sessions
Session 1531: The Battle of Lewes, 1264: Reflections on the 750th Anniversary, I - Ideas and Principles
Thursday 10 July 2014, 09.00-10.30
| Organiser: | Kathleen Neal, Centre for Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Monash University, Victoria |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Michael Clanchy, Institute of Historical Research, University of London |
| Paper 1531-a | Papal Excommunication: A Threat to the Montfortian Regime, 1264-1265? (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Political Thought |
| Paper 1531-b | Veritas, lux, caritas, calor: Metaphysical Politics and The Song of Lewes (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Political Thought |
| Paper 1531-c | The Role of Churchmen in the Montfortian Regime, 1264-1265 (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Political Thought |
| Abstract | The Battle of Lewes, 1264, was a momentous event in European history: King Henry III of England (1216-72) and his brother Richard, titular king of Germany, were defeated and captured by a confederation of barons, knights, peasants, and churchmen led by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, who imposed a council and ruled in the king's name. As part of a strand commemorating the 750th anniversary of the battle, this session explores the ideas and principles that underlay Montfortian action and the widely-held belief that Montfort's victory was divinely ordained, as well as the involvement of the papacy in seeking to restore Henry III to power. |