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... attempt to reorganise and anglicise Irish society , the Irish chancery court favoured the right of women to inherit land and the claims of widows to dower under English law . But when the widows of men con- victed of rebellion attempted ...
... attempt to reorganise and anglicise Irish society , the Irish chancery court favoured the right of women to inherit land and the claims of widows to dower under English law . But when the widows of men con- victed of rebellion attempted ...
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... attempted no defence , with no indication that she was tortured . The outcome of the trial is not quite certain ... Attempts to control the affections are usually regarded as sorcery , but in the case of Zita and her clients no ill will ...
... attempted no defence , with no indication that she was tortured . The outcome of the trial is not quite certain ... Attempts to control the affections are usually regarded as sorcery , but in the case of Zita and her clients no ill will ...
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... attempt to challenge the epistemological structures which define female sovereignty as ' unknowable ' , and aim ... attempts to answer this question that we can hope to gain a greater appreciation not only of the tapestry of gender ...
... attempt to challenge the epistemological structures which define female sovereignty as ' unknowable ' , and aim ... attempts to answer this question that we can hope to gain a greater appreciation not only of the tapestry of gender ...
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 6 |
some cases from late medieval Lucca | 43 |
She was usually placed with the great men and leaders of | 67 |
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