Stephan Bruhn, Early Medieval History, Deutsches Historisches Institut London (DHI London) - German Historical Institute London (GHIL)
9.30 Arrival and Registration
9.45 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Christina von Hodenberg (GHIL), Stephen Roberts (History of Parliament) Hannes Kleineke (History of Parliament) and Stephan Bruhn (GHIL)
10.15 Session 1: Ecclesiastical attitudes (Chair: Bernhard Hollick)
Stephan Bruhn (GHIL): Council and Consent: some Thoughts on the Societal Role(s) of Church Assemblies in Early Medieval England
Daniel Gosling (TNA): Parliamentary Protestations: the Role of the English Church in Law Making in the Later Medieval Period
11.15 Coffee Break
12.00 Session 2: Becoming King (Chair: Marcus Meer)
Alheydis Plassmann (Bonn): Stephen of Blois' Rise to Kingship. An Election?
Stephen Church (UEA): Coronation and Consent in the English Kingdom, 1100 to 1154
1.00 Lunch Break
2.00 Session 3: Debating and Making Decisions (Chair: Hannes Kleineke)
Adrian Jobson (Bristol): Altruism or Self-Interest?: Lawmaking and Consent during the First English Revolution
Mark Whelan (KCL): An Englishman in the Reichstag: Cardinal Beaufort, legislative consent, and the Holy Roman Empire
Paul Cavill (Pembroke College, Cambridge): Representativeness and the English Constitution at the End of the Middle Ages
3.30 Conclusion (Chair: Stephan Bruhn)
Levi Roach (Exeter): Commentary
Closing Discussion
4.00 End