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Katy Bennett
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PhD candidate in history at the University of York, working on loyalty and changing allegiance in 14th/15th century Gascony. She/her
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And speaking of exciting work, exactly one week left to submit to our strand on Loyalty for IMC 2026! We already have some brilliant papers lined up and would be especially keen to hear from ECRs and those working on underrepresented aspects of loyalty #CfP #medievalsky
The ‘Loyalty in the Medieval World’ network welcomes proposals which explore the intersections between the concept of ‘loyalty’ and the IMC 2026 theme of ‘temporalities’. Was there a shift in how the concept of loyalty was used and perceived by people across the Middle Ages? To what extent, if at all, were bonds of loyalty an archaic predecessor to the coercive potential of a centralising medieval ‘state’? How did the language (e.g. treue, fides, leal), theories, and practices of loyalty change or stay the same in the medieval period? What can the study of loyalty do for the historian of medieval political society? Submissions could reflect on: • Emotional frameworks of loyalty • Political frameworks of loyalty • Ethical and legal frameworks of loyalty • The theory and practice of loyal behaviour • Loyalty and identity • Loyalty and power • Horizontal loyalties and solidarities • The material culture of loyalty • Contested and/or multiple loyalties • Disloyalty. We particularly welcome abstrats which explore who is 'left out' from traditional scholarly frameworks of loyalty, such as women, children, exiles, and migrants. Please send a paper title, affiliation, and abstract of up to 150 words to Eleanor Bailey ejbailey98@outlook.com, Katy Bennett katy.bennett@york.ac.uk, AND Jenny McHugh j.mchugh@lancaster.ac.uk. Deadline 15th September.
September 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Back to the thesis after an enjoyable few days at the Fifteenth Century Conference in Durham last week! Always nice to step out of the bubble and be reminded of the exciting work going on in the field
September 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Call for Papers @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026 ‼️ The 'Loyalty in the Medieval World' network welcomes papers which explore the intersections between the concept of ‘loyalty’ and the conference theme of ‘temporalities’, c.500-1500! Get in touch by 15 September
The ‘Loyalty in the Medieval World’ network welcomes proposals which explore the intersections between the concept of ‘loyalty’ and the IMC 2026 theme of ‘temporalities’. Was there a shift in how the concept of loyalty was used and perceived by people across the Middle Ages? To what extent, if at all, were bonds of loyalty an archaic predecessor to the coercive potential of a centralising medieval ‘state’? How did the language (e.g. treue, fides, leal), theories, and practices of loyalty change or stay the same in the medieval period? What can the study of loyalty do for the historian of medieval political society? Submissions could reflect on: • Emotional frameworks of loyalty • Political frameworks of loyalty • Ethical and legal frameworks of loyalty • The theory and practice of loyal behaviour • Loyalty and identity • Loyalty and power • Horizontal loyalties and solidarities • The material culture of loyalty • Contested and/or multiple loyalties • Disloyalty , such as women, children, exiles, and migrants. Please send a paper title, affiliation, and abstract of up to 150 words to Eleanor Bailey ejbailey98@outlook.com, Katy Bennett katy.bennett@york.ac.uk, AND Jenny McHugh j.mchugh@lancaster.ac.uk. Deadline 15th September.
August 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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For those at @imc-leeds.bsky.social, I’m part of what promises to be two great sessions on oaths, trust, and allegiance this afternoon, both in Esther Simpson LG.08. Looking forward to discussing all things allegiance!
July 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Have been looking forward to this delivery, excited to get stuck into this after teaching prep is done this week!
February 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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It’s a beautiful autumn day in York 🧡🍁
October 12, 2023 at 9:45 AM
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Disposables from late summer hiking across Skye ⛰️
Landscape: hiking path through the Cuillin mountain range View of the Old Man of Storr Two hikers hiking along cliffs on Skye The Fairy Glen, Skye
October 3, 2023 at 8:02 PM
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Going into second year with realistic goals
September 27, 2023 at 4:51 PM