IMC 2023: Sessions
Session 1639: Military Orders and Crusaders, II: Sessions in Honour of Professor Helen J. Nicholson
Thursday 6 July 2023, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Exploring the Past Pathway, Cardiff University |
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| Organisers: | Hayley Bassett, School of History Archaeology & Religion Cardiff University Paul Webster, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University |
| Moderator/Chair: | Hayley Bassett, School of History Archaeology & Religion Cardiff University |
| Paper 1639-a | Does the Templar Master Gerard of Ridefort Deserve His Reputation as an Arrogant Fool?: A Re-Examination of the Battle of Cresson (Language: English) Index terms: Crusades, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1639-b | The Military Orders and the Minority of King Henry III (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Ecclesiastical History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1639-c | A Different Kind of Order: English Magnates, Household Knights, and Crusade in the 14th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Crusades, Military History |
| Paper 1639-d | An Unpublished Source from the Archives of the Teutonic Order in Berlin: The Self-Image of the Order in the 15th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Crusades, Military History |
| Abstract | In this second session in honour of Professor Helen J. Nicholson, these papers will explore the Military Orders and themes of crusade, knighthood, warfare, and government. The first paper will present a reassessment of the role of the Templar Master Gerard of Ridefort at the Battle of Cresson (1187). For the second paper we turn to an exploration of the governmental role of the Military Orders during the minority of King Henry III of England, using royal records to reconstruct the role of key figures. The third paper will explore the background of English household knights and analyses their military involvement on the crusading frontiers. The final paper of this session will analyse a new source for scholars of the Military Orders which has never been edited or accurately dated. |