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IMC 2015: Sessions

Session 818: Matilda of Tuscany-Canossa: Commemorating the 9th Centennial of the Great Countess, III - Life and Afterlife

Tuesday 7 July 2015, 16.30-18.00

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:Robert Houghton, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews
Paper 818-aMatilda of Tuscany and the Fortunes of War: Reflections on Matilda's Military Career in Light of Recent Research
(Language: English)
David Hay, Department of History, University of Lethbridge
Index terms: Gender Studies, Historiography - Modern Scholarship, Military History
Abstract

Life and Afterlife presents fresh approaches and recent work on aspects of the life of Matilda of Tuscany-Canossa and reconsiders her extensive Nachleben.