IMC 2014: Sessions
Session 807: Law, Finance, and Diplomacy: The Political Methodologies of Late Medieval English Kings
Tuesday 8 July 2014, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | University of Winchester |
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| Organiser: | Gordon McKelvie, Department of History, University of Winchester |
| Moderator/Chair: | James Ross, Department of History, University of Winchester |
| Paper 807-a | Edward III and the Papacy: The Statutes of Praemunire and Provisors in a Diplomatic Context (Language: English) Index terms: Canon Law, Ecclesiastical History, Law, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 807-b | Henry VII and the City of London (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Local History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 807-c | 'Unto suche tyme as shal pleas us': Royal Interference in Criminal Cases in Late 15th-Century England (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Local History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | Whether they were in empires, kingdoms, or city-states, rulers during the late medieval period required some means of cementing their authority. This was particularly true of kings who took control by acts of force and therefore needed to secure quickly their newly won power. For late medieval England the traditional area of examination has been the crown's relations with the nobility and gentry. Though vital, the cultivation of good relations with the nobility and gentry was only one of a number of methods employed by kings to maintain their authority. Paper one considers Edward III's relations with the church and the papacy via an examination of the statutes of provisors and praemunire. Paper two examines Henry VII's relations with the city of London and its leading citizens: a relationship of crucial importance for the stability of the fledgling Tudor regime. Paper three considers the way in which both Edward IV and Henry VII were able to exploit and circumvent the mechanisms of the law as a means of coercion. Taken together, these papers provide new insights into the royal politics of late medieval England. |