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'Kings in Heaven and on Earth: An International Symposium on Royal Saints'
University of St Andrew's 17-18th November 2001
I am posting details of the programme on behalf of the organiser, Brian
Briggs.
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Speakers and papers:
Gabor Klaniczay- Central European University, Budapest,
"Royal Sainthood in the Middle Ages: Old Problems and New Approaches"
Philip Dixon- University of Nottingham,
"Aetheldreda and Eadburh: reinventing the past",
Katherine Lewis- University of Huddersfield,
"Saintly King or Kingly Saint? Reinterpreting the Image of 'St' Henry VI"
Lisa Ford- University of St Andrews,
"The Controversy over Henry VI's Statue in York Minster: Politics, Panic or
Pique?"
Barbara Yorke- King Alfred's College, Winchester,
"Royal Saints and the Conversion of the Anglo-Saxon Ruling Houses"
Nicola Robertson- University of Leeds,
"Pastoral Care and the Martyr: the Passio Sancti Eadmundi of Abbo of
Fleury"
Victoria Thompson- University of York,
"The Death Beds of Edward the Confessor"
Melanie Caiazza- University of Kent, Canterbury,
"St Sexburga's Sheppey: the Identity and Devotion of a Small Kentish Island
Community at the End of the Middle Ages"
Thomas Biskup- Oxford University,
"An Enlightened Saint: The Fnction of Frederic the Great's Body in the
Prussian
National Order"
Paul Magdalino- University of St Andrews,
"Sainthood and Royalty in Byzantium"
Monica White- Cambridge University,
"Martyred Princes, Military Protectors: The Case of Boris and Gleb"
Miriam Buttner- Cambridge University,
"Royal Saints and the Education of Royal Women"
Chloe Edwards- King Alfred's College, Winchester,
"Ideal Versus Reality? Aethelthryth's Roles as Queen and Saint"
Iona McCleery- University of St Andrews,
"St Isabel of Aragon: Dynastic Politics and Sanctity in Medieval Portugal"
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Dr Katherine J. Lewis
Lecturer in History
Dept. of History
School of Music and Humanities
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield HD1 3DH
Direct line: 01484-472447
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