Institute for Medieval Studies

Session	1014
Title	Royal Women in the Reign of Edward III
Date/Time	Wednesday 6 July 2022: 09.00-10.30
Sponsor	Society for 14th-Century Studies
Organiser	Laura Tompkins, Historic Royal Palaces, London
Moderator/Chair	Laura Tompkins, Historic Royal Palaces, London
Paper 1014-a	Philippa of Hainault: Consort Queen and Landowner (Language: English) Katia Wright, Department of History, University of Winchester Index Terms: Administration; Politics and Diplomacy; Women's Studies
Paper 1014-b	Isabella of Woodstock: The King's Eldest Daughter at the English Royal Court (Language: English) Chloë McKenzie, New College of the Humanities, Northeastern University, London Index Terms: Politics and Diplomacy; Women's Studies
Paper 1014-c	A Queen without a Country?: Joan Plantagenet and the Imprisonment of David II of Scotland, 1346-1357 (Language: English) Amy Hayes, Department of History, Open University Index Terms: Politics and Diplomacy; Women's Studies
Abstract	This panel offers fresh perspectives on three senior female members of the English royal family during the reign of Edward III. First, Katia Wright looks at the role of Edward's queen consort, Philippa of Hainault, as a landowner in the broader context of her queenship. Chloë McKenzie then focuses on the political role Edward and Philippa's eldest daughter, Isabella of Woodstock, and the part she played in her father's kingship. In the final paper, Amy Hayes addresses the ambiguous position of Edward's sister, Queen Joan of Scotland, during her husband David II's imprisonment in England.