Leeds International Medieval Congress, 2022 (IMC 2022 Borders): Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds

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International Medieval Congress, 2022 (IMC 2022 Borders): Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds

SESSION ORGANISER
Session title: «An Ever-Growing Relationship: Diplomatic Practice, Increase of Circulation, and Fluidity of Borders - The Portuguese Medieval Example»
Session Organiser: Paulo Catarino Lopes, Instituto de Estudos Medievais (IEM), Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Moderator/Chair: Maria João Branco, Instituto de Estudos Medievais (IEM), Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Sponsor: Instituto de Estudos Medievais (IEM), Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Date of the conference: 4-7 July 2021
Date of the session: Tuesday, 5 July 2022

Abstract: The relationship between borders, diplomatic relations, and travel practice was close throughout the late Middle Ages. However, in the case of the Kingdom of Portugal it gained exceptional contours as the 'medieval' period drew to a close, contributing very positively to demonstrate that the society of that time was not stagnant or closed on itself. Rather, it witnessed the intense circulation of people, objects, models, and ideas, particularly at the level of the political framework and international relations, outside and within Christianity. Indeed, the 14th and 15th centuries represented for this peripheral kingdom a new refocusing on the concept of the frontier, largely due to the role that diplomacy and travel enjoyed among rulers there since.

Period	5 Jul 2022
Event type	Conference
Location	Leeds , United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International