Institute for Medieval Studies

Session	307
Title	Thirty Years of Early Medieval Europe: Anniversary Session, II
Date/Time	Monday 4 July 2022: 16.30-18.00
Sponsor	Early Medieval Europe
Organiser	Francesca Tinti, Departamento de Filología e Historia, Universidad del País Vasco - Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Moderator/Chair	Roy Flechner, School of History, University College Dublin
Paper 307-a	The Formulae imperiales and Social Justice during the Reign of Louis the Pious (Language: English) Jan van Doren, Departement Geschiedenis en Kunstgeschiedenis, Universiteit Utrecht Index Terms: Charters and Diplomatics; Manuscripts and Palaeography; Political Thought
Paper 307-b	Between Fonthill and Forespecan: Changing Queenships in 10th-Century England (Language: English) Jonathan Tickle, Department of History, School of Arts, Languages & Cultures, University of Manchester Index Terms: Charters and Diplomatics; Gender Studies; Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 307-c	Supplicating the King of León in the 10th-11th Centuries (Language: English) Daria Safronova, Index Terms: Politics and Diplomacy; Social History
Abstract	This is the second of two sessions celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the journal Early Medieval Europe through the sponsorship of papers delivered by graduate students and ECRs. Paper -a examines the Formulae imperiales of Louis the Pious as a reflection of ideas about social justice that were vital to Louis' imperial image. Paper -b discusses a charter of 959 to cast light on the transformation of the status of the royal wife in 10th-century England. Paper -c analyses petitions to the kings of Léon in the 10th and 11th centuries to explore their ritual character and liturgical connotations.