IMC 2015: Sessions

Session 718: Matilda of Tuscany-Canossa: Commemorating the 9th Centennial of the Great Countess, II - The Other Canossans

Sponsor:	'Matilda 900' / School of Visual Arts, New York / Department of History / Medieval & Early Modern Centre, University of Sydney
Organisers:	Valerie Eads, Department of Humanities & Sciences, School of Visual Arts, New York Penelope Joan Nash, Department of History, University of Sydney
Moderator/Chair:	David Hay, Department of History, University of Lethbridge
Paper 718-a	Matilda: New Perspectives about Her Family Ties (Language: English) Tiziana Lazzari, Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà, Università di Bologna Index terms: Gender Studies, Genealogy and Prosopography, Mentalities, Social History
Paper 718-b	Boniface of Canossa: 'Light of the kingdom' or Borderline Rebel? (Language: English) Robert Houghton, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Politics and Diplomacy, Rhetoric
Paper 718-c	Women at Canossa: The Role of Royal and Aristocratic Women in the Reconciliation between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV of Germany (Language: English) Alison Creber, Department of History, King's College London Index terms: Gender Studies, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies
Abstract	The Other Canossans includes Matilda's ancestors - her extended family and, especially, her father, Bonifacio - and the less-studied participants in the drama that took place at Canossa in 1077, the 'other' women.