IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 1204: Violence, Conflict, and Negotiation in Medieval Ireland and Britain, I: Invasion, Bureaucracy, and the Law
Wednesday 6 July 2016, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Medieval History Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin |
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Organiser: | Áine Foley, Medieval History Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin |
Moderator/Chair: | Stephen Church, School of History, University of East Anglia |
Paper 1204-a | Recalling the Invasion in Late Medieval Ireland (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Middle English, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
Paper 1204-b | Lordship and Empire: Conflicting Patterns of English Rule in 13th-Century Ireland (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 1204-c | Hibernica, Anglica, or Other?: The Experiences of Free Gaelic Women in English Royal Courts in Ireland, 1252-1327 (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Law, Women's Studies |
Abstract | The first paper will look at how the 12th-century invasion of Ireland was remembered in the late medieval period, and evaluate how perceptions of the armed invasion reflected and coincided with the contemporary concerns of colonists. The second paper will examine how English administration and bureaucracy were introduced into post-invasion Ireland, and the conflict and negotiation that was at the heart of English rule in 13th-century Ireland. The final paper will challenge previous historiography on women in high medieval Ireland, which rests upon the claim that all Gaelic women were denied legal redress in English courts. The court records contradict these claims and reveals a variegated and nuanced society that included some Gaelic women and excluded certain Englishwomen. |