IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 1216: How to Conquer a Kingdom?: Military Conflict in the Middle Ages
Wednesday 3 July 2019, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Arbeitskreis Militärgeschichte e.V. |
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| Organiser: | Martin Clauss, Institut für Europäische Geschichte, Technische Universität Chemnitz |
| Moderator/Chair: | Christine Reinle, Historisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen |
| Paper 1216-a | The Norman Conquest of England 1066 (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Military History |
| Paper 1216-b | To Conquer the Kingdom of Sicily from the 11th to the 13th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Military History |
| Paper 1216-c | Disputed Kingship in the 14th Century: Germany and France (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Military History |
| Abstract | Throughout the Middle Ages we see rivaling kings in different realms, often leading to intensive military conflicts. This session aims to show how the opposing parties tried to conquer the realm of their enemies by means of military action. It tries to explain what military action against whom or which military objects (fortified cities, castles) were necessary to take possession of a kingdom. In a broader sense the session addresses the question of the materiality of a kingdom. The following three regions and conflicts shall be the focus of our interest: The Norman Conquest 1066, The Kingdom of Sicily from the 11th to the 13th century and a comparison between the conflict for the German throne and the Hundred Years' War both in the 14th century. |