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IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 331: Writing History in the Anglo-Norman World, II

Monday 7 July 2014, 16.30-18.00

Sponsor:Haskins Society / Battle Conference
Organiser:Chris Lewis, Institute of Historical Research, University of London / Department of History, King's College London
Moderator/Chair:Chris Lewis, Institute of Historical Research, University of London / Department of History, King's College London
Paper 331-aImagining Past, Present, and Future: The Idea of History in the 12th Century
(Language: English)
Daniel Brown, Historisches Institut, Universität zu Köln
Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Latin
Paper 331-bPersonifications of Countries in 12th-Century Narratives
(Language: English)
Ilya Afanasyev, Hertford College, University of Oxford
Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Latin
Paper 331-cOsbert of Clare and the Reforging of Westminster Abbey’s Past
(Language: English)
Jennie England, Department of History, University of York
Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Latin
Abstract

The 12th century saw a boom in historical writing in the Anglo-Norman world. This session examines some of the ways in which Anglo-Norman histories were constructed, exploring the impact of geography, institutional traditions, identity, and contemporary politics on medieval accounts of the past.