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 |
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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) Index terms: Gender Studies, Genealogy and Prosopography, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies |
Paper 707-b | An English King and His Daughters: Domestic Politics at Edward I's Court (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Genealogy and Prosopography, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies |
Paper 707-c | Living in the Shadows: John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, 1316-1336 (Language: English) 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. |