IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 619: Borders that Bind, II: Connected Cities in the Later Medieval Holy Roman Empire
Tuesday 6 July 2021, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Regesta Imperii, Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz |
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| Organisers: | Duncan Hardy, Jesus College, University of Oxford Ben Pope, John Rylands Research Institute, University of Manchester Lisa Rolston, Department of History University of Canterbury Christchurch |
| Moderator/Chair: | Ulla Kypta, Historisches Seminar, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main |
| Paper 619-a | Limits of Cooperation: The Swabian League of Cities and Its Struggles for Urban Security, 1376-1389 (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 619-b | Stones, Tolls, and Unicorns: Trading Wax and Connecting Communities in the Hansa (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Trade, Economics - Urban, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
| Paper 619-c | Boundaries and Connections between 'Town' and 'Nobility' in 15th-Century Upper Germany (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Rural, Economics - Urban, Military History, Social History |
| Abstract | The Holy Roman Empire of the later Middle Ages witnessed a proliferation of borders and boundaries, as delimited and sometimes enclosed communities and institutions combined and coexisted with highly decentralized and fragmented political authority. But many of these boundaries went hand-in-hand with intensified 'cross-border' connections. This session will explore cities as inherently bounded spaces which are equally defined by their connectedness. Papers will examine the interplay of political and economic networks and the interaction of these connections with antagonism and conflict between social groups, comparing two regions with highly developed urban networks: the Baltic, and Upper Germany. |