Many casual students of history today and most studetns of past generations
thought of the fifteenth century in English history as a time when English
folk had forgotten what was good for them politically, religiously,
legally, and in most other ways. Such a viewpiint has become increasingly
less tenable as researchers delve more deeply and with greater sensitivity
into what was truly taking place in fifteenth-century England. In the
pursuit of a fuller understanding of the period, a group of North American
and British scholars will gather at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champgaign from 29 April through 1 May 1995 to exchange information
and present papers, with Professor Ralph A. Girffiths of the University
College of Wales, Swansea, presenting as a keynote address "The Provinces
and the Dominions in the Age of the Wars of the Roses."
Saturday, April 29
5:00-7:00 Registration, University Inn
8:00 p.m. Reception, home of Sharon Michalove
Sunday, April 30
8:30-9:00 Coffee
9:00-9:10 Welcome
9:10-10:00 Keynote Address
"The Provinces and the Dominions in the Age of the Wars of the Roses"
Ralph A. Griffiths, University College Swansea
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-12:30 Government as Enterprise: Civil Service and the Law
Charles Moreton, History of Parliament Project
"The Diary of a Late Fifteenth-Century Lawyer"
DeLloyd J. Guth, College of Law, University of Manitoba
"Climbing the Civil Service Pole during Civil War: Reynold Bray (d. 1503)"
12:30-2:00 Lunch
2:00-4:00 Letters and Literacy : Topics in Fifteenth-Century Education
John Friedman, Department of English, UIUC
"Late Medieval Sample Alphabets"
Sharon D. Michalove, Department of History, UIUC
"The Education of Upper-Class Women in Late Medieval England"
6:00-7:00 Reception with Cash Bar
7:00 Banquet
Monday, May 1
8:30-9:00 Coffee
9:00-11:00 Villains and Victims: Estrangement in the Body Politic
Shelley A. Sinclair, Behavioral & Social Sciences, Southern Utah University
"The 'Ravishing' of Isobel Boteler: Legal and Social Perceptions of Rape
in Later Medieval England"
Colin F. Richmond, Department of History, University of Keele
"Richard III and the Brutality of Fifteenth-Century Politics"
11:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-3:00 Rebellion and Reconciliation in Church and State
Philip Morgan, Department of History, University of Keele
"The Death of Edward V and the Rebellion of 1483"
A. Compton Reeves, Department of History, Ohio University
"Bishop Lawrence Booth of Durham (1457-1476) and York (1476-1480)"
3:00 Farewell
General Information
The conference will be held at the Illini Union, 1401 W. Green Street,
Urbana, Illinois, on the campus of the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Registration
Registration Fees: $40.00 regular; $10.00 student until April 10, 1995.
After that date, registration will be $50.00 and $15.00. Preregistration
is required. Registrants receive access to all sessions, program
materials, refreshment breaks, and reception. The banquet is optional
($25). Registration must be received by April 25 and should be sent to:
Sharon D. Michalove, Assistant to the Chair
Department of History
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
309 Gregory Hall, 810 South Wright Street
Urbana, Illinois 61801 USA
217-333-4145 (office) 217-333-2297 (fax) mlove@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
(e-mail)
Accomodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the University Inn and Conference
Center until March at the rate of $54 for singles and $62.00 for doubles,
plus tax, for April 29 and 30. Attendees who wish to stay on in
Champaign-Urbana after the conference should be able to extend their
reservations. To make reservations, call 217-384-2100 or 800-322-8282, and
identify yourself as an attendee of the Fifteenth-Century Studies
Conference.
Registration Form
Estrangement, Enterprise, & Education
Chapters in 15th-Century English History
April 29-May 1, 1995
Name
Address
City/State/Zip Code
Telephone (day)
Position(optional)
Institution (optional)
E-Mail Address
Registration Fee:
$40 ($50)/$10 ($15)
Banquet:
$25
Please note any dietary restrictions
Total Enclosed:
(Please make check or money order payable to: Richard III Society, Inc.)
Registration Deadline:
April 25, 1995
Send registration to:
Sharon D. Michalove, Assistant to the Chair
Department of History
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
309 Gregory Hall, 810 South Wright Street
Urbana, Illinois 61801 USA
217-333-4145 (office) 217-333-2297 (fax)
mlove@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (e-mail)