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Speakers: Dr Daniel Booker (Department of History, University of Bristol) ‘The Medieval Records of the Earldom-Duchy of Lancaster: Problems and Possibilities.’ & Prof. Louise Wilkinson (School of History and Heritage, University of Lincoln) ‘A Rebel Countess and the Second Barons’ War: The Household Roll of Eleanor de Montfort for 1265.’
October 29, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Dr Daniel Booker of the University of Bristol has been one of the leading researchers on a new project examining the medieval records of the earldom-duchy of Lancaster. He will be speaking about that work and its findings.
Prof Louise Wilkinson is one of the foremost historians of the reign of Henry III (1216-72); she was based originally at Canterbury but is now at Lincoln. She played a leading role in the Fine Rolls project, the results of which are still available online and in print. Her biography of Eleanor de Montfort, countess of Leicester, was published in 2012 by Bloomsbury. Her talk will look at Eleanor’s role in the final stages of the Baronial wars in the 1260s through her household roll.
The meeting is open to all members of the Society and to the public, though there will be a charge for non-members.
The meeting will convene at 10.30, and the first talk will commence around 10.45. The first session should finish by 12.15. The afternoon session will open at 1.15pm with the talk commencing around 1.30pm. The meeting will close at around 3pm.
The meeting is being held via Zoom and links can be obtained from the secretary of the Society (ranulfhigdensoc@gmail.com)