IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 1227: 13th-Century England, III: King, Earl, and Baron - Lordships and Realities of Power in 13th-Century England
Wednesday 6 July 2016, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Thirteenth Century England |
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| Organiser: | Rodolphe Billaud, School of Humanities, Canterbury Christ Church University |
| Moderator/Chair: | Charles Insley, School of Arts, Languages & Cultures, University of Manchester |
| Paper 1227-a | John de Lacy: Royal Government, Politics, and Rebellion, 1210-1235 (Language: English) Index terms: Local History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1227-b | Henry III's Takeover of the Honour of Chester: Royal Policy and Local Discontent, 1237-1254 (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Local History, Social History |
| Paper 1227-c | The Image of Lordship: Richard of Cornwall, Ecclesiastical Patronage, and the Assertion of Secular Authority (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Lay Piety, Local History |
| Abstract | This session will explore the realities of secular lordship during the thirteenth century through the experiences of three individuals who occupied differing positions and roles within noble society: namely the king, the earl, and the baron. Andrew Connell's paper will consider John de Lacy's political and personal relationship with royal government and the crown in the last years of King John's reign and in the early years of Henry III's. Rodolphe Billaud's paper will then analyse Henry III's takeover of the honour of Chester in 1237 and the dramatic consequences it had upon lordship in important border region. Finally, Adrian Jobson's paper will look at Richard of Cornwall's ecclesiastical patronage as a means to reassert his authority within his comital estates. |