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The aim of this article is to investigate the use of the Painted Chamber in the palace of Westmin... more The aim of this article is to investigate the use of the Painted Chamber in the palace of Westminster as a parliamentary space in the 15th century, focusing on the 41 openings of parliament held there between 1399 and 1484. It will examine the history and images of the Painted Chamber and the procedures of the opening of parliament through a combination of historical, art historical and archaeological sources, scholarship and methodologies. It will argue that the Painted Chamber and the openings of parliament therein were tools used by the crown to establish a dynamic between itself and the Commons in which the crown claimed its right to authority but also appeared to encourage a political dialogue. Furthermore, it will argue that this apparent need for dialogue was a response to the growing political influence of the Commons.
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Of the twenty-two parliaments held between 1413 and 1437, sixteen were conducted in the official ... more Of the twenty-two parliaments held between 1413 and 1437, sixteen were conducted in the official absence of the king. Whether through Henry V's campaigning in France, or the minority of Henry VI, responsibility for the governance of England repeatedly fell to members of the aristocracy. This paper will examine the invocation of the common good in those parliament rolls produced in the absence of the king between 1413 and 1437.
In the first instance, it will highlight the ways in which the crown utilised this theme of the common good to ensure the conformity of parliament to the will of the crown even in the absence of the person of the king, and the responses of the aristocracy to this pressure. Then, in a counter to the traditional teleological narrative, it will also highlight the use of the theme of the common good by contemporary parliamentary members in their attempts to subvert the pursuit of individual interests by powerful political figures and, in some instances, to challenge the will of the absent king. In doing so, this paper will also question the extent to which the theme of the common good, as used within this specific parliamentary context, was purely a rhetorical device or a true concern of the aristocracy.
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Presented at the Harlaxton 2018 Symposium. The working title of my thesis is "The Distribution of... more Presented at the Harlaxton 2018 Symposium. The working title of my thesis is "The Distribution of Royal Patronage to the Gentry in the Minority of Henry VI, 1422-1437." It is an investigation into how - in a time so invested in personal monarchy - governance continued with an officially absent king, with the gentry and patronage serving as directive lenses into the politics of this period.
This poster shows just one small part of my ongoing research - using Social Network Analysis to explore the interpersonal relationships and socio-political networks which underpinned late-medieval government looking specifically at the 322 individuals specifically mentioned in parliamentary petitions by named members of the gentry seeking some form of royal patronage between 1422 and 1437.
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Organised with the support of the Midlands3Cities Doctoral Training Partnership and the Universit... more Organised with the support of the Midlands3Cities Doctoral Training Partnership and the University of Nottingham's School of Humanities, Medieval Midlands 2018 was a 2-day conference held in early May 2018 exploring 'Boundaries and Frontiers in the Middle Ages'.
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Dissertation completed in partial fulfilment of the MA in Medieval Studies (2015 - 2016) at the U... more Dissertation completed in partial fulfilment of the MA in Medieval Studies (2015 - 2016) at the University of York. Awarded 80.
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Dissertation submitted for the BA (Hons) in History at the University of York (2012 - 2015). Awar... more Dissertation submitted for the BA (Hons) in History at the University of York (2012 - 2015). Awarded 77.
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Parliamentary History, 2019
The aim of this article is to investigate the use of the Painted Chamber in the Palace of Westmin... more The aim of this article is to investigate the use of the Painted Chamber in the Palace of Westminster as a parliamentary space in the 15th century, focusing on 41 openings of parliament held there between 1399 and 1484. It will examine the history and images of the Painted Chamber and the procedures of the opening of parliament through a combination of historical, art historical, and archaeological sources, scholarship and methodologies. It will argue that the Painted Chamber and the openings of parliament therein were tools used by the crown to establish a dynamic between itself and the Commons in which the crown claimed its right to authority but also encouraged a political dialogue. Furthermore, it will argue that this need for dialogue was a response to the growing political influence of the Commons.
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In the first instance, it will highlight the ways in which the crown utilised this theme of the common good to ensure the conformity of parliament to the will of the crown even in the absence of the person of the king, and the responses of the aristocracy to this pressure. Then, in a counter to the traditional teleological narrative, it will also highlight the use of the theme of the common good by contemporary parliamentary members in their attempts to subvert the pursuit of individual interests by powerful political figures and, in some instances, to challenge the will of the absent king. In doing so, this paper will also question the extent to which the theme of the common good, as used within this specific parliamentary context, was purely a rhetorical device or a true concern of the aristocracy.
This poster shows just one small part of my ongoing research - using Social Network Analysis to explore the interpersonal relationships and socio-political networks which underpinned late-medieval government looking specifically at the 322 individuals specifically mentioned in parliamentary petitions by named members of the gentry seeking some form of royal patronage between 1422 and 1437.
Organised Conferences and Events by Jen Caddick
Dissertations by Jen Caddick
Papers by Jen Caddick
In the first instance, it will highlight the ways in which the crown utilised this theme of the common good to ensure the conformity of parliament to the will of the crown even in the absence of the person of the king, and the responses of the aristocracy to this pressure. Then, in a counter to the traditional teleological narrative, it will also highlight the use of the theme of the common good by contemporary parliamentary members in their attempts to subvert the pursuit of individual interests by powerful political figures and, in some instances, to challenge the will of the absent king. In doing so, this paper will also question the extent to which the theme of the common good, as used within this specific parliamentary context, was purely a rhetorical device or a true concern of the aristocracy.
This poster shows just one small part of my ongoing research - using Social Network Analysis to explore the interpersonal relationships and socio-political networks which underpinned late-medieval government looking specifically at the 322 individuals specifically mentioned in parliamentary petitions by named members of the gentry seeking some form of royal patronage between 1422 and 1437.