IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 1323: 13th-Century England, IV: Sacred Obligation and Reform
Wednesday 8 July 2015, 16.30-18.00
| Organiser: | Felicity Hill, School of History, University of East Anglia |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Kathleen Neal, Centre for Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Monash University, Victoria |
| Paper 1323-a | From Paper to Provisions: Refining Reform, 1244-1258 (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Political Thought |
| Paper 1323-b | Oaths and Reform, 1258-1265 (Language: English) Index terms: Lay Piety, Political Thought |
| Paper 1323-c | Oaths and Excommunication in 13th-Century English Politics (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Lay Piety, Political Thought |
| Abstract | The culture and society of the political class of England was transformed in the 13th century. Efforts were made to reform central and local government and root out corruption, while at the same time the Fourth Lateran Council and mendicant orders reshaped lay devotion. It has not always been recognised that these phenomena were inextricably linked. Political reform might be motivated by pious impulses, and ecclesiastical oaths and sanctions were used to enforce reforms. The first paper looks at the Paper Constitution and the development of reform up to 1258. We then examine the relationship between oaths and reform in the movement which began in 1258. Finally, we will examine how oaths and automatic excommunications were used by political reformers. |