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IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 707: Sons and Daughters: Kingship, Family Politics, and Diplomacy in Plantagenet England

Tuesday 8 July 2014, 14.15-15.45

Sponsor:Department of History & American Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University
Organiser:Louise J. Wilkinson, Department of History & American Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University
Moderator/Chair:Adrian Jobson, Independent Scholar, San Francisco
Paper 707-a'A little more than kin, and less than kind'?: Relations between the English and Scottish Royal Families in the Reign of Henry III
(Language: English)
Jessica Nelson, The National Archives, Kew
Index terms: Gender Studies, Genealogy and Prosopography, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies
Paper 707-bAn English King and His Daughters: Domestic Politics at Edward I's Court
(Language: English)
Louise J. Wilkinson, Department of History & American Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University
Index terms: Gender Studies, Genealogy and Prosopography, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies
Paper 707-cLiving in the Shadows: John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, 1316-1336
(Language: English)
Paul R. Dryburgh, The National Archives, London
Index terms: Gender Studies, Genealogy and Prosopography, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy
Abstract

This session explores how the younger sons and daughters of the Plantagenet kings often sat at the heart of the familial, politica, and international networks, vital to the interests of the English crown. Jess Nelson's paper examines the evolving relationship between the English and Scottish royal families, considering the marriages of Henry III's sister, Joan, and daughter, Margaret, to Alexander II and Alexander III, respectively. Louise Wilkinson's paper investigates Edward I's relationship with his surviving daughters by Eleanor of Castile, and their agency at the Edwardian court and beyond. Paul Dryburgh's paper focuses on the brief, but active career of John of Eltham, earl of Cornwall, and his role in establishing his elder brother Edward III's kingship.