IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 710: Parliament and Convocation in Late Medieval England
Tuesday 5 July 2016, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Late Medieval Seminar, Institute of Historical Research, University of London |
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| Organiser: | Daniel F. Gosling, School of History, University of Leeds |
| Moderator/Chair: | Sean Cunningham, The National Archives, Kew |
| Paper 710-a | The Freedom of the English Church in 14th-Century Parliamentary Rhetoric (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Politics and Diplomacy, Rhetoric |
| Paper 710-b | Second Parliament or Private Assembly?: Convocation in 15th-Century Constitutional Thought (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Political Thought |
| Paper 710-c | Procedure, Language, and Social Dynamic in the 15th-Century English Parliament (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Other, Politics and Diplomacy, Rhetoric, Social History |
| Abstract | The papers in this session examine aspects of Parliament and Convocation in the 14th and 15th centuries. The first paper analyses how the freedom of the English Church - enshrined in Magna Carta and the medieval monarch's coronation oath - was used in the 14th-century parliaments to justify a wide array of legislations, which didn't necessarily uphold clerical freedoms. The second paper looks at the relationship between Parliament and Convocation in the 15th century, in an attempt to identify the extent of the latter's constitutional influence. The final paper looks at parliamentary procedure in a closer detail. |