IMC 2022: Sessions
Session 527: The March of Wales, I
Tuesday 5 July 2022, 09.00-10.30
Organisers: | Adam Chapman, Department of History, University of Southampton / Manchester Metropolitan University Sadie Jarrett, Queen's College, University of Oxford |
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Moderator/Chair: | Paul R. Dryburgh, The National Archives, Kew |
Paper 527-a | A 'Culturally Syncretic' Border Society?: Testamentary Evidence of the Medieval March from the Diocese of Hereford (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Social History |
Paper 527-b | Chester during the Early 15th-Century Welsh Rebellions: 'It's complicated' (Language: English) Index terms: Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
Paper 527-c | The Rood of Chester as a Place of Cultural Encounters in the March (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Celtic, Religious Life |
Paper 527-d | Why Did Owain Glyndŵr Burn the Towns of Wales? (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Urban, Social History |
Abstract | The March of Wales, that network of forty or so more or less independent lordships on the western border of England, served many purposes. Primarily the lordships formed a border zone between the English and the Welsh. They also served as power bases and sources of income for their lords, which included some of the most powerful magnates in the English realm. The March was a place of contrasts and complexities, reflecting the ambiguities of its cultural, social, and legal status. This session (mostly) looks at marcher lordships on the English side of the border. |