Travel and Conflict in the Medieval and Early Modern World
Biennial conference, 3rd-5th September 2015, Bangor UniversityKeynote Speakers:Michal Biran (Hebrew University, Jerusalem)Daniel Carey (National University of Ireland, Galway)Judith Jesch (University of Nottingham)The meeting points between travel, mobility, and conflict are numerous. Travel can be a conflictual experience; in medieval Europe, movement may be perceived as being restricted to travel motivated by the exigencies of piety, pillage, or trade. It would however be too easy to suggest a clear binary between a medieval state of stasis and the more leisurely travel and exploration in...
