IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 119: 'The Heat Is On', I: Sinners be Seen - Allegations of Adultery at the Royal Court
Monday 5 July 2021, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Royal Studies Network |
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| Organisers: | Zita Eva Rohr, Department of Modern History, Politics & International Relations, Macquarie University, Sydney Gabrielle Storey, Department of History, University of Winchester |
| Moderator/Chair: | Gabrielle Storey, Department of History, University of Winchester |
| Paper 119-a | Isabella of France and Roger Mortimer: Lovers or Allies? (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Historiography - Medieval, Sexuality, Women's Studies |
| Paper 119-b | Scandal, Romance, Political Affairs: Walter Map's 'Portuguese King' and 12th-Century Anglo-Flemish Relations (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Historiography - Medieval, Social History |
| Abstract | This first panel in a series of sessions focussing on royal sexuality and reputation investigates how allegations of adultery affected the ability of the monarch and their consort to wield power, and in turn how this impacted relations with their household. It was also discuss the lasting legacies of these monarchs through representations in medieval chronicles. This session brings together discussions of sex and power, highlighting how rulers tried to overcome sexual scandal in order to effectively exercise authority. |