IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 1610: Nature or Nurture?: Creating and Contesting Political Climates in Medieval Europe
Thursday 8 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: | Rebecca A. C. Rist, Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Reading |
| Paper 1610-a | The Making of a Borderless Border: The Treaty of Corbeil, 1258 (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Crusades, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1610-b | The Climate of Patronage: Henry III's Gifts from the Royal Forest (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Economics - Rural, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1610-c | Beyond the Southern Frontier: Philip I and the Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Monasticism, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | The first paper investigates the formation of a borderless border between the Kingdoms of France and Aragon through the Treaty of Corbeil (1158). The second discusses Henry III, the royal forest and gift-giving in the context of the Crown's political priorities, but also an eco-system subject to human exploitation and climactic change. The third examines the relationship between Philip I and the abbey of La Sauve-Majeure (Aquitaine) to ensure royal patronage far from the northern centre of Capetian power. Thus, all three papers explore the manipulation of political climates by medieval rulers to improve the political security of their kingdoms. |