IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 1631: The Battle of Lewes, 1264: Reflections on the 750th Anniversary, II - Conflict and Combatants

Organiser:	Sophie Ambler, School of History, University of East Anglia
Moderator/Chair:	Kathleen Neal, Centre for Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Monash University, Victoria
Paper 1631-a	Brothers-in-Arms: Gilbert and Thomas de Clare in the Barons' Wars (Language: English) Andrew M. Spencer, Christ's College, University of Cambridge Index terms: Archives and Sources, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 1631-b	Reluctant Commander: The Military Career of Richard of Cornwall (Language: English) Adrian Jobson, Independent Scholar, San Francisco Index terms: Archives and Sources, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 1631-c	The Scots at the Battle of Lewes (Language: English) Fergus Oakes, School of Humanities (History), University of Glasgow Index terms: Archives and Sources, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy
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 activities of kings, earls, and barons on both sides of the conflict, the familial ties, alliances, and networks that underlay their affiliations and the military strategies they employed at the battle.