Institute for Medieval Studies

Session	808
Title	The Reign of Richard II: Papers in Honour of Nigel Saul
Date/Time	Tuesday 5 July 2022: 16.30-18.00
Sponsor	Fourteenth Century England, Boydell & Brewer
Organiser	David Green, Centre for British Studies, Harlaxton College, University of Evansville
Moderator/Chair	Jeffrey S. Hamilton, Department of History, Baylor University, Texas
Paper 808-a	Richard II and His Modern Biographers (Language: English) Chris Given-Wilson, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews Index Terms: Archives and Sources; Historiography - Medieval; Historiography - Modern Scholarship
Paper 808-b	Indictments and Trials as Sources for Homicides (Language: English) John L. Leland, Department of History, Salem University, West Virginia Index Terms: Administration; Law; Social History
Paper 808-c	Murder in Fleet Street: The Death of John Louther, Knight of the Shire for Westmorland in the Parliament of January 1380 (Language: English) Hannes Kleineke, History of Parliament Trust, London Index Terms: Law; Political Thought
Abstract	This panel, organised as a tribute to Emeritus Professor Nigel Saul, coincides with the publication by Boydell and Brewer of a volume recognising his tremendous contributions to the study of later medieval England and to the reign of Richard II. The first paper considers the historiography of that reign as well as methodological approaches to writing medieval biographies. The subsequent papers consider various social and political developments in the period with a particular focus on law and justice. They offer insights into the evidence that can be gleaned from indictment and trial records as well as some of the logistics involved in holding a later medieval Parliament.