IMC 2021: Sessions

Session 508: Noblewomen Network, I: Noble Marriage

Sponsor:	Noblewomen Network
Organisers:	Harriet Kersey, School of Humanities, Canterbury Christ Church University Charlotte Pickard, Centre for Continuing & Professional Education, Cardiff University
Moderator/Chair:	Harriet Kersey, School of Humanities, Canterbury Christ Church University
Paper 508-a	Bordering on Difference: Noblewomen, Marriage, and Female Ethnic Distinction in North-Western Europe, 900-1200 (Language: English) Tom Chadwick, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Exeter Index terms: Genealogy and Prosopography, Women's Studies
Paper 508-b	More than Convenience: The Impact of Noblewomen and Their Marriages on the Fortunes of the de Lacy Constables of Chester and Earls of Lincoln (Language: English) Andrew David Connell, Department of History, Canterbury Christ Church University Index terms: Genealogy and Prosopography, Women's Studies
Abstract	Women frequently had to negotiate the intersection between society's expectations and their lived experience - at times working against the roles traditionally ascribed to them. Noblewomen occupied a unique position in society which, arguably, afforded them greater agency and access to power. And yet, they too had to navigate boundaries, often pushing beyond what was perceived to be the norm. This session will explore noble marriage from the 10th to the 13th centuries in northern Europe.