IMC 2018: Sessions
Session 1026: Norman Women Rulers, I: Memory, Myth, and Damnation
Wednesday 4 July 2018, 09.00-10.30
Sponsor: | Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
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Organiser: | Francesca Petrizzo, School of History, University of Leeds |
Moderator/Chair: | Rachael Gillibrand, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
Paper 1026-a | Emma of Normandy and Her Legacy: The Encomium Emmae Reginae and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, 1035-1044 (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Old English, Language and Literature - Latin, Women's Studies |
Paper 1026-b | William of Tyre and the Problem of the Antiochene Princesses (Language: English) Index terms: Crusades, Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Latin, Women's Studies |
Paper 1026-c | Memories of Norman Sicily in 17th-Century Palermo: The Cult of Santa Rosalia in Its Historical Context (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Medievalism and Antiquarianism, Religious Life, Women's Studies |
Abstract | This is the first of two sessions dealing with the memory of Norman women in power across the Mediterranean and Europe. Literary homage, literary condemnation, and religious worship can all determine the ways the memory of powerful women is shaped, transmitted, and sometimes transformed. In the first paper, Florence Scott examines how the powerful Emma, queen of England, influenced the works of history about her tenure. In the second, Andrew Buck tackles William of Tyre's controversial treatment of Antiochene princesses. In the third, Dawn Hayes examines the enduring power of the cult of St Rosalia of Palermo. |