Support or Scourge? Archbishop William Melton and the tradition of loyal opposition to the English Crown, 1317-1340
Talk
Professor Mark Ormrod, Emeritus Professor of History, University of York
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Event date
Tuesday 21 January 2020, 5.30pm to 6.30pm
Location
Room K/133, King's Manor, Exhibition Square (Map)
Audience
Open to alumni, staff, students, the public
Admission
Free admission, booking required
Event details
Northern Way Lecture Series
This lecture will examine Archbishop William Melton’s record as prelate in terms of his relationship with two successive kings of England, Edward II and Edward III, and the sometimes-ambivalent support that he provided to their regimes. Very much concerned with the defence of the North of England, Melton could be critical of policies that detracted from this responsibility. In particular, he gave support to the idea that Edward II, who was deposed and murdered in 1327, supposedly lived on, and this vantage point allowed him to construct his criticisms of royal policy as a form of ‘loyal opposition’.
Venue details
Not wheelchair accessible
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