Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Edward IV, The Woodvilles, and the Politics of Idealism, C. 1464-83

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Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Orr, Ryan, Thesis advisor (ths): Harris-Stoertz, Fiona, Degree committee member (dgc): Hurl-Eamon, Jennine, Degree committee member (dgc): Elbl, Ivana, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis examines performance and propaganda in the reign of Edward IV and explores the ways in which Edward, his queen Elizabeth Woodville, and her brother Anthony sought to legitimize their newfound positions. It argues that all three sought to 'perform idealism' to bolster their claims to their respective positions, presenting themselves as close to the contemporary ideal… more
Full Text: EDWARD IV, THE WOODVILLES, AND THE POLITICS OF IDEALISM, C. 1464-83 A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT UNIVERSITY …

The Lives of Young Deliquents: Relationships of Power in the Royal Philanthropic Society

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Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Arentsen, Michelle, Thesis advisor (ths): Hurl-Eamon, Jennine, Degree committee member (dgc): Siena, Kevin, Degree committee member (dgc): Nguyen-Marshall, Van, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The Royal Philanthropic Society (RPS) was the first institution in England to care for young offenders. While historians have demonstrated the legal importance of this institution, none have examined the experience of the youths it attempted to reform. The admission registers of the RPS reveal the importance of adults and peers in the experiences of the inmates of the institution, as… more
Full Text: THE LIVES OF YOUNG DELINQUENTS: RELATIONSHIPS OF POWER IN THE ROYAL PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for a Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science …