Inaugural Jenny Wormald Lecture 'Rycht honorabill' ladies: elite women and noble power in sixteenth-century Scotland One of Jenny Wormald's contributions to Scottish history concerned noble power when she revealed the complex world of 'lords and men' in the late medieval and early modern periods. Taking the perspective of sixteenth-century aristocratic women, this lecture in her honour will offer an overview of the ways they created and enhanced noble power. The lives of elite women revolved around the country houses of Renaissance Scotland and the royal court and capital. Noble power remained deeply embedded in the regions with the 'seats' of the aristocracy acting as power hubs. Organised by aristocratic women, 'country house living and culture' were thriving long before 1603 when monarch and court moved south. The presence at court of the wives and daughters of the titled nobility has been overlooked because so few held full-time household roles. Like their male counterparts, noblewomen were required to assist in many court activities from the high ceremonies of coronations and baptisms to the spectacles, progresses and routine entertainments. Extensive communication networks among their multiple families, their friends and allies connected these women to the political life of the regions and court. Contemporaries were well aware of the power and influence of these 'richt honorabill' ladies. The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception. Please indicate if you plan to attend the reception, see below for registration. Registration Registration is free (via Eventrbite). The lecture will also be available online via Zoom. If you would like to join online, please email e.mijers@ed.ac.uk to obtain the link. The Jenny Wormald Lecture The Scottish Historical Review Trust, in partnership with the Scottish Medievalists, the Scottish Catholic History Association and the Scottish History Society, are launching this annual lecture series in honour of Professor Jenny Wormald. An intellectual giant who transformed Scottish History, Jenny’s contributions to scholarship, particularly her work on the Stuarts, reshaped understandings of early modern Scotland. This lecture series celebrates the legacy of Scotland’s most important historians. Professor Jane Dawson Professor Jane Dawson is Professor Emerita of Reformation History. She is an early modern historian, primarily interested in the four countries within the British Isles, Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales, and in the Protestant Reformation. Her 2015 book 'John Knox' (Yale, 2015) has been described as "the definitive life of John Knox,", and was shortlisted for the Saltire Scottish History Book of the Year award. She is currently researching Annas Keith, Countess of Moray and Argyll [d.1588]. Professor Dawson's staff profile Oct 27 2023 17.30 - 19.30 Inaugural Jenny Wormald Lecture The inaugural Scottish Historical Review Trust Jenny Wormald Lecture will be given by Professor Jane Dawson on 27 October, 2023. Hybrid. School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Meadows Lecture Theatre, Doorway 4, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG Find the venue Book your space
Inaugural Jenny Wormald Lecture 'Rycht honorabill' ladies: elite women and noble power in sixteenth-century Scotland One of Jenny Wormald's contributions to Scottish history concerned noble power when she revealed the complex world of 'lords and men' in the late medieval and early modern periods. Taking the perspective of sixteenth-century aristocratic women, this lecture in her honour will offer an overview of the ways they created and enhanced noble power. The lives of elite women revolved around the country houses of Renaissance Scotland and the royal court and capital. Noble power remained deeply embedded in the regions with the 'seats' of the aristocracy acting as power hubs. Organised by aristocratic women, 'country house living and culture' were thriving long before 1603 when monarch and court moved south. The presence at court of the wives and daughters of the titled nobility has been overlooked because so few held full-time household roles. Like their male counterparts, noblewomen were required to assist in many court activities from the high ceremonies of coronations and baptisms to the spectacles, progresses and routine entertainments. Extensive communication networks among their multiple families, their friends and allies connected these women to the political life of the regions and court. Contemporaries were well aware of the power and influence of these 'richt honorabill' ladies. The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception. Please indicate if you plan to attend the reception, see below for registration. Registration Registration is free (via Eventrbite). The lecture will also be available online via Zoom. If you would like to join online, please email e.mijers@ed.ac.uk to obtain the link. The Jenny Wormald Lecture The Scottish Historical Review Trust, in partnership with the Scottish Medievalists, the Scottish Catholic History Association and the Scottish History Society, are launching this annual lecture series in honour of Professor Jenny Wormald. An intellectual giant who transformed Scottish History, Jenny’s contributions to scholarship, particularly her work on the Stuarts, reshaped understandings of early modern Scotland. This lecture series celebrates the legacy of Scotland’s most important historians. Professor Jane Dawson Professor Jane Dawson is Professor Emerita of Reformation History. She is an early modern historian, primarily interested in the four countries within the British Isles, Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales, and in the Protestant Reformation. Her 2015 book 'John Knox' (Yale, 2015) has been described as "the definitive life of John Knox,", and was shortlisted for the Saltire Scottish History Book of the Year award. She is currently researching Annas Keith, Countess of Moray and Argyll [d.1588]. Professor Dawson's staff profile Oct 27 2023 17.30 - 19.30 Inaugural Jenny Wormald Lecture The inaugural Scottish Historical Review Trust Jenny Wormald Lecture will be given by Professor Jane Dawson on 27 October, 2023. Hybrid. School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Meadows Lecture Theatre, Doorway 4, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG Find the venue Book your space
Oct 27 2023 17.30 - 19.30 Inaugural Jenny Wormald Lecture The inaugural Scottish Historical Review Trust Jenny Wormald Lecture will be given by Professor Jane Dawson on 27 October, 2023. Hybrid.
