IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 1233: Queens and Queenship between the Early and Central Middle Ages, I: The 10th and 11th Centuries
Wednesday 6 July 2016, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Exeter |
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| Organiser: | Levi Roach, Department of History, University of Exeter |
| Moderator/Chair: | Alice Hicklin, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge |
| Paper 1233-a | Henry II, Cunigunde and the Canon Law of Marriage (Language: English) Index terms: Canon Law, Charters and Diplomatics, Ecclesiastical History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1233-b | Feed the Birds: Queens, Empresses, and the Politics of Food in the 10th and 11th Centuries (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Mentalities, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
| Paper 1233-c | Richeza, Queen of Poland: Profiting from Ottonian Descent and Royal Status (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Genealogy and Prosopography, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
| Abstract | The position of the queen changed in a number of important manners between the early and central Middle Ages: marriage regulations, inheritance patterns and political practices all changed significantly, with major implications for women (and men) in positions of power and responsibility. These sessions tackle different aspects of these developments: the first focuses on the position of the queen during the tenth and earlier eleventh centuries, especially in the Ottonian-Salian Reich and its Polish neighbours; whilst the second takes the story into the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, widening the perspective to include Iberia and the British Isles. |