Institute for Medieval Studies

Session	1104
Title	Royal Absence: Royal Control
Date/Time	Wednesday 6 July 2022: 11.15-12.45
Sponsor	Fourteenth Century England, Boydell & Brewer
Organiser	David Green, Centre for British Studies, Harlaxton College, University of Evansville
Moderator/Chair	David Green, Centre for British Studies, Harlaxton College, University of Evansville
	Bronach Kane, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University
Paper 1104-a	Dotage and Senility: The Illness and Reputation of Edward III in the 1370s (Language: English) Laura Tompkins, Historic Royal Palaces, London Index Terms: Political Thought; Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 1104-b	The Key to Controlling the King?: Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland, and the Chamberlainship, 1381-1388 (Language: English) James Ross, Department of History, University of Winchester Index Terms: Administration; Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 1104-c	Henry VI's Minority: 15th-Century Manifestations of 14th-Century Precedents (Language: English) Jennifer Caddick, Department of History, University of Nottingham Index Terms: Law; Political Thought; Politics and Diplomacy
Abstract	The first two papers in this panel will address how royal favourites were perceived to control access to the physical environment and person of the monarch during the reigns of Edward III and Richard II, and assess the accusation frequently levied by members of the senior nobility outside of court circles that they were being denied their ability to advise the king as his rightful counsellors. The final paper will then look this issue in reverse, addressing how questions of royal control are navigated in the physical absence (or near absence) of the king during periods of royal minority.