IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 236: European Civil Wars: Classification and Comparison, II
Monday 4 July 2016, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Center for Retskulturelle Studier, Københavns Universitet |
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| Organiser: | Helle Vogt, Center for Retskulturelle Studier, Det Juridiske Fakultet, Københavns Universitet |
| Moderator/Chair: | Stephen Church, School of History, University of East Anglia |
| Paper 236-a | Rebellious Regions: Law, Violence and the Practice of Political Power in England and Denmark in the Late 12th and Early 13th Centuries (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 236-b | The Notion of bellum civile in the Holy Roman Empire in the 12th and 13th Centuries (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 236-c | Medieval Civil Wars and Modern Ones: Similar in Name Only? (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | In the period c. 1130-1260 all the Nordic realms suffered from 'civil wars'. This is however not a Nordic phenomenon, but something that occurs in most European countries during the Middle Ages, termed 'civil war', 'anarchy', or simply 'breakdown of order'. We wish to approach this phase in European history with new lenses, in particular discussing the character of 'breakdown of order' in these periods, the question of to what degree such calamities were 'internal' incidents, and finally to draw comparisons between different instances of civil wars in order to explore potential common characteristics. |