IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 706: England under Strain in the Later 14th Century
Tuesday 2 July 2019, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Society for 14th-Century Studies |
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| Organiser: | James Bothwell, School of History, University of Leicester |
| Moderator/Chair: | Andy King, Department of History, University of Southampton |
| Paper 706-a | Leicestershire and the Rebellion of 1381 (Language: English) Index terms: Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
| Paper 706-b | The Political Crisis of 1387-1388: Richard II, the 'Defenders of Truth', and John Gower (Language: English) Index terms: Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 706-c | The Liber Albus and the 'Remembrance' of London’s Turbulent 14th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | This session examines crises at the national, court, and civic level in later 14th-century England. Bothwell analyses the place of the 1381 rising in Leicestershire history, and considers whether the role of traditionally 'nonparticipant' counties need more thought. Bennett reconsiders the events of 1386-8, showing that scholars have done less than justice to their deeper significance, especially considering they probably involved Richard II’s brief dethronement. Harry examines the Liber Albus (c. 1419) and the efforts of London’s record-keepers to obscure the nature of the governmental crises which led to the loss of London's liberties between 1392 and 1397. |