IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 505: Writing Medieval History / Reading Medieval History, I
Tuesday 6 July 2021, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | Haskins Society |
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| Organiser: | Giles Connolly, Department of History University of Birmingham |
| Moderator/Chair: | Christian Cooijmans, School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures, University of Edinburgh |
| Paper 505-a | Situating Genoa in Jacopo Doria's Annales ianuenses, 1280-1293: Connections and Place in Medieval History Writing (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Historiography - Medieval, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
| Paper 505-b | Uncovering the Narrative in Medieval Annals: Henry II's Welsh Expedition (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Historiography - Medieval, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 505-c | Universal Chronicle-Writing and Changing Political Climates: Robert of Torigni's Chronography and Ideas of Empire (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Historiography - Medieval, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | While medieval historical writing is a valuable tool for accessing the course of events in the past, it offers more than a causal narrative to be assessed for its accuracy. These texts reflect the institutional, geographical, political or literary context of their production, the attitudes of their authors and the expectations of their audiences. Analysing them demonstrates the processes of medieval historiography, turning events into comprehensible narratives, and reveals the relationship of medieval people with the past. This panel aims to provide new readings, interpretations and approaches to medieval historical works, through a discussion of the content and context of medieval historiography. |