IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 709: Expressions of Authority in the Medieval World
Tuesday 6 July 2021, 14.15-15.45
| Organiser: | Ben Morris, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Paul Webster, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University |
| Paper 709-a | 'Taking full account of the Lord Emperor's dignity': Authority Expressed through Redress Clauses in the Treaties of Byzantium and England (Language: English) Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Law, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 709-b | Birger Jarl and Legitimate Authority in 13th-Century Scandinavia (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 709-c | The Practice of Female Rulership in the Middle Ages (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | Conveying authority within the medieval world was an essential part of both domestic and inter-ruler politics. Authority and its expression defined one's status socially and otherwise, and was both an expression of the power one wielded, and the power one desired to wield. This panel hopes to examine how authority was expressed in a variety of ways, such as within the treaties that rulers made, within the titles that rulers used, and how gender effected the expression of authority. |