IMC 2020: Sessions
Session 1744: Defining the Boundaries of Female Rulership, III: Challenging Definitions
Thursday 9 July 2020, 14.15-15.45
| Organiser: | Sarah Greer, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Sarah Greer, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews |
| Respondent: | Megan Welton, Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Paper 1744-a | Female Rule and Family Alliances: Adelaide of Turin (d. 1091) and Her Male Relatives (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1744-b | 'A mother’s affection for her son': The Ability to Be a Royal Mother, Wife, and Military Leader during the Anglo-Norman Period (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | The final session in our strand considers how medieval female rulers were able to work to secure their power in face of opposition or challenges to their rule. Our two papers contemplate how women were able to deploy different strategies to bolster their authority, and what that means for our contemporary efforts to categorise female power. To conclude our strand, our respondent will draw together the themes touched on by all our speakers and contemplate potential next steps for the study of medieval female power. |