Event Archive
This is an archive of past events within the Department of English Studies. Please see our current events for forthcoming activities.
Some of our public events are recorded and are available as podcasts via our Research English At Durham blog.
The Political Magnetism of Charles I
The second lecture in our Late Summer Lectures series is a panel which discusses the politics and intricacies behind the physical proximity of Charles I and his court from 1625-1640.
‘Thou hast wak’d/ A Lyoness’: Rousing the Vox Populi in James Shirley’s The Politician
Kathleen Foy (Durham University)
Charles I’s court kept all but his closest advisors at arm’s length. James Shirley, house dramatist to Queen Henrietta’s men, uses his plays, including his 1639 tragedy The Politician, to explore the relationship between the mind of the monarch and the body of his subjects. This lecture examines the dynamic between the body politic and the voices that shaped the push and pull of Charles I’s magnetic polarities.
The Caroline Re-Formation: Space, Choreography and Royal Iconography at the English Court
Kimberley Foy (Durham University)
‘Public’ and semi-’public’ diplomatic exchanges took place in the highly contrived spatial arrangement of Whitehall and other royal stages of the early Stuart court. Public proximity to the monarch was highly prized by courtiers and visitors alike. This lecture considers the transformative spatial choreography of Charles I’s court through the experience of visiting ambassadors.
Contact latesummerlectures@gmail.com for more information about this event.
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- 20th January 2021
- Sensory Experiments in Nineteenth-Century Literature
- Online (Zoom)
- Dr Erica Fretwell (University of Albany) and Dr Shannon Draucker (Siena College)