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Leeds IMC 2026

The Yorkist History Trust is delighted to be returning to the Leeds International Medieval Congress, Monday 6th – Thursday 9th July 2026. We will be hosting four sessions showcasing new research on England in the fifteenth century (details below) in addition to running a book stall with our publications at the IMC Bookfair in the Parkinson Court. Please click on the session titles to view details in the IMC programme.

Session 533 – The Long 15th Century, I: Political Culture

Tuesday 7th July, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Moderator: Joanna Laynesmith

Ted Powell, Independent Scholar: Henry IV, the Friars, and Ricardian Rumours in 1402

James Ross, University of Winchester: The ‘Loveday’ of 1458: A Reassessment

Maggie Bolton, Independent Scholar: The Political Culture of the Skinners’ Assumption Fraternity in the Yorkist Age: Why did the membership change to include gentry, nobles, and two queens?

Session 633 – The Long 15th Century, II: The Politics of Marriage and Death

Tuesday 7th July, 11:15 AM – 12:45 AM

Moderator: Richard Asquith

Laura Rosenheim, University of Oxford: The Problem Marriage of Philippa de Mohun, d.1431

Christian Steer, University of York: Dying to be Remembered Too: The Grocers of London, 1479-1486

Gemma Lees, University of York: Developing Identities and Commemorative Depictions: Merchants in the Urban Parish Church

Session 733 – The Long 15th Century, III: Overseas Trade and English Estate Management

Tuesday 7th July, 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM

Moderator: James Ross

Eliot Benbow, University of London: Seasonality and London’s 15th-Century Trade as seen through Customs Accounts and Other Records

Jacob Newbury, University of Winchester: Proactive Gentry? The Newburgh Family and Estate Expansion in the Long 15th Century

Des Atkinson, University of Exeter: Sustainability in Late Medieval Agriculture: A Social, Environmental, and Economic Analysis of Five Landed Estates across England

Session 833 – The Long 15th Century, IV: Temporality and Trust – Wills, Executors, and Church Courts

Tuesday 7th July, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Moderator: Christian Steer

Richard Asquith, Vintners’ Company, London: Conceptualising Executors and Executorship in Late Medieval England

Rachael Haslam, University of York: Trust, Time, and Relationships under Pressure in Late Medieval Church Court Testimony

Lynda Pidgeon, Independent Scholar: Commemoration in Perpetuity: Maud Courtenay’s Plan to be Remembered for All Time