IMC 2022: Sessions

Session 704: Church and Society in the Medieval Diocese of Lincoln

Tuesday 5 July 2022, 14.15-15.45

Sponsor:	Lincoln Record Society
Organiser:	Marianne Wilson, Department of Collections Expertise & Engagement, The National Archives, Kew
Moderator/Chair:	David Stocker, Univeristy of Leeds
Paper 704-a	Bishop Buckingham Goes to Town (Language: English) Alison McHardy, Department of History, University of Nottingham Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Local History, Manuscripts and Palaeography
Paper 704-b	Editing the Register of Bishop John Buckingham (1363-1399): The Wills (Language: English) Chris Woolgar, Department of History / Centre for Medieval & Renaissance Culture, University of Southampton Index terms: Lay Piety, Local History, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Social History
Paper 704-c	Taming Giants: The Editing and Publication of Some 14th-Century Episcopal Registers (Language: English) Nicholas Hamilton Bennett, Lincoln Cathedral Library Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Local History, Manuscripts and Palaeography
Abstract	The Lincoln Record Society is a registered charity which was founded in 1910 with the objective of the advancement of public education in the history of the ancient diocese of Lincoln, especially by the transcription, editing and publication of original historical documents. This session shares insights derived from previous work on editions of episcopal registers and more recent work on the memoranda volume of Bishop John Buckingham's register, with a particular focus on Buckingham's role as pastor and on a collection of fascinating wills from 14th-century elites.