Justine Firnhaber-Baker

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Professor of Medieval History at the University of Andrews Author of House of Lilies: The Dynasty that Made Medieval France • The Jacquerie of 1358: A French Peasants' Revolt • Violence and the State in Languedoc, 1250-1400

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Justine Firnhaber-Baker Kapetyngowie. Dynastia, która stworzyla ´sredniowieczna Francje picture of a two medieval armies, an archer and a tower with a stained glass rosę window in the background
Blue book cover with a king riding a horse covered in a fleurs-de-ly caparison and yellow lettering reading: Justine Firnhaber-Baker/House of Lilies/They Dynasty that Made Medieval France/"A splendid, enthralling book" - Wall Street Journal
A man in a sky-blue St Andrews PhD gown and a woman in red Harvard PhD gown standing in front of a bookcase
Blue and black book cover with gold lettering : Nemesis: Medieval England’s Greatest Enemy
An elderly white man with glasses and a middle aged white woman on a porch in summer
Beardy professor holding newspaper
Medieval wall painting of St Martin and a beggar
Manuscript illumination of a king using an astrolabe (BnF Latin 16745 fol. 108r)
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Conflict in Conflict 29 April Justine Firnhaber-Baker (University of Edinburgh) Eliza Jane Hartrich (University of York) Eva Guillorel (Université Rennes 2) Mauro H e r n á n d e z Benítez (UNED) Katrina Navickas (University of Hertfordshire) Iñaki Martín Viso (Universidad d e Salamanca) Coordinadores: Álvaro Carvajal y Álvaro París (Universidad d e Salamanca)
Book cover House of Lilies
Tapestry with a lady holding a mirror to the unicorn sitting on her lap
Medieval manuscript
Stained glass donor portrait
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Procession into the lists at the Pas de la Joyeuse Garde. Saint Petersburg, National Library of Russia, fr. F. p. XIV, 4, fol. 6r. Photo: NLR. We invite proposals for 20-minute papers on the theme of Politics and Performance. Subjects might include (but are not limited to):  Ceremonies of rulership (e.g. coronations, crown wearing, joyous entries)  Representations of royal and ducal power and of other interest groups  Feasts, festivities, processions  Literary and artistic patronage  Political dimensions of art, drama and literature  Tournaments and feats of arms We also welcome discussions of digital methods, teaching practice and resources, or aspects of publishing, as long as these relate to late medieval France and Burgundy. Some travel bursaries may be available for the unwaged, postgraduates and early career researchers. Please submit your proposal by 1 November via https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=qO3qvR3IzkWGPlIypTW3y0gYXANWpLVMpQLinfvQKY9UMUxIMk5PREFPR0xYWFM2MU8yUlBRUEkxSC4u&route=shorturl
Oath breakers by Matthew Gabriele & David Perry
Large tortoise shell on a fleur-le-lys platform shaded by the banners of France & Navarre and a golden, ostrich plumed helmet
manuscript painting of an enthroned king dressed in fleur-de-lys robes
Documenting Warfare book cover
A map of France
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Advanced reading copy of House of Lilies: the dynasty that made medieval France
Manuscript miniature of the Polo brothers arriving at Bukhara
Book title page: House of Lilies: The Dynasty that Made Medieval France
Medieval manuscript illumination of the Polo brothers arriving in Bukhara, BnF Français 2810, fol. 2
Medieval Battle scene (the Marché de Meaux)
Book cover: man in gold armour riding a white horse wearing a caparison with fleurs-de-lys on a blue background
Boy with a raven