IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 104: Emissaries, Enemies, and Exemptions: Exploring Diplomatic Climates in Medieval Society
Monday 5 July 2021, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Reading |
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| Organiser: | Rebecca A. C. Rist, Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Reading |
| Moderator/Chair: | Agata Zielinska, Department of History, University College London |
| Paper 104-a | Papal Legatine Missions in 13th-Century Livonia (Language: English) Index terms: Canon Law, Ecclesiastical History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 104-b | Ally or Enemy?: The Fluctuating Dynamics of Latin Christian-Mongol Relations in the Holy Land, 1220-1291 (Language: English) Index terms: Crusades, Politics and Diplomacy, Religious Life |
| Paper 104-c | 'Un-Mapping Exemption': Are Space and Its Borders Really Important in the Study of Medieval Exemptions? (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Historiography - Medieval, Social History |
| Abstract | The first paper explores the diplomatic climate between the medieval papacy and 13th-century Livonia through in-depth examination of different types of legates and legatine missions. The second examines the diplomatic climate between Mongol and Christian leaders in the Holy Land with a view to forging political alliances against Muslim foes. The third investigates the diplomatic climate of exemptions in late medieval England, challenging historians' assumptions about the relationship between exemptions, space, and borders. Thus, all three papers use geographically diverse case studies to emphasise the importance of developing diplomatic climates in medieval society in order to ensure successful political outcomes. |