IMC 2018: Sessions
Session 106: Chronicles and Letter-Books of the 14th Century
Monday 2 July 2018, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | White Hart Society |
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Organiser: | Chris Given-Wilson, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews |
Moderator/Chair: | David Green, Centre for British Studies, Harlaxton College, University of Evansville |
Paper 106-a | The Calamitous 14th Century: Was It All Bad? (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Science |
Paper 106-b | Cronica bona et compendiosa: The Composition and Uses of an Unedited Chronicle in England, c. 1377-1410 (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Latin, Political Thought |
Paper 106-c | The 'Royal Letter Book', Edinburgh University Library MS 183: Potentially a Rich Source of 14th-Century Material (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
Abstract | This session will look at a number of little known sources for 14th-century history, from chronicles to letter-books. It will examine both the general impressions of the 14th century which emerge from these sources, and more specific material relating to particular aspects or incidents of the period. |