IMC 2023: Sessions
Session 530: Networking Medieval Monarchy, I: Ideological Networks of Monarchy
Tuesday 4 July 2023, 09.00-10.30
Sponsor: | Royal Studies Network |
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Organiser: | Elena Woodacre, Department of History, University of Winchester |
Moderator/Chair: | Simon Lambe, Department of History, School of Law and Social Sciences, London South Bank University |
Paper 530-a | Mythological Inheritance as Royal Legitimation in Sovereignty Disputes over Britain during the Reign of Edward I (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Middle English, Literacy and Orality |
Paper 530-b | King Aldfrith of Northumbria and Book Exchange: Mastering Social Networks and Subverting Advisory Ideals (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Literacy and Orality |
Paper 530-c | Normalising the Non-Mundane: The Transmission of Morality in the Wonder Tales of Gervase of Tilbury's Otia Imperialia (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Literacy and Orality |
Abstract | This session is part of Networking Medieval Monarchy strand. Networking Medieval Monarchy I focuses on ideological networks, bringing together perceptions of monarchs and portrayals of monarchy in the works of medieval writers such as Gervase of Tilbury. One connecting thread is the use of mythology and 'wonder tales' to both legitimate and entertain royal figures. Another connection between the papers is how contemporary literature responded to questions of royal succession and legitimacy in times of both conquest and crisis. Taken together, all three papers demonstrate the networks of and between monarchs and medieval writers. |