IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 319: 'The Heat Is On', III: The Dangers of Sexuality and Implications for Royal Reputation
Monday 5 July 2021, 16.30-18.00
| 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 319-a | Dangerous Women: The Salic Law and the Tour de Nesle Affair (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Historiography - Medieval, Sexuality, Women's Studies |
| Paper 319-b | Rhetoric and Royal Reputation: The Coronation Scandal of Vita S. Dunstani (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Language and Literature - Latin, Politics and Diplomacy, Sexuality |
| Paper 319-c | Different Paths to the Top: Gender, Power, and the Extra-Marital Affairs of the 14th-Century English Royal Family (Language: English) Index terms: Folk Studies, Sexuality, Women's Studies |
| Abstract | This third panel in a series of sessions focussing on royal sexuality and reputation investigates the notion of dangerous sexuality: sexuality which was forbidden, which drew scandal, and has captivated the attentions of chroniclers and historians for centuries. It examines sexual activity which fell outside marital and canonical boundaries, and have affected our perceptions of royal and female sexualities. Drawing this set of panels to a close, it will continue to highlight how gender and sexuality are intertwined and an essential method for examining medieval power and authority. |