Katy Bennett

Thesis

Thesis

Loyalty, disloyalty and changing allegiance in Gascony, c. 1340–1470

Supervisor: Professor Craig Taylor

Research

Research

My research seeks to understand the dynamics at play in moments of changing political allegiance in Gascony, during a period when the nobility was (ostensibly) forced to make an explicit choice between the Plantagenet and Valois monarchies. I propose to view these acts as vital elements of a long-term process in which authority was contested and negotiated by both subject and ruler, with relevance to our understanding of state-development, as well as important thematic subjects such as loyalty, identity, and borders.

Papers and publications

Papers and publications

• 'Judicial Appeal and the Negotiation of Political Boundaries in Aquitaine'. Paper presented at the 2022 Leeds International Medieval Congress, 6 July 2022.