Women's Roles in the Middle AgesInformation about women in this truly fascinating period from 500 to 1500 is in great demand and has been a challenge for historians to uncover. Bardsley has mined a wide range of primary sources, from noblewomen's writing, court rolls, chivalric literature, laws and legal documents, to archeology and artwork. This fresh survey provides readers with an excellent understanding of how women high and low fared in terms of religion, work, family, law, culture, and politics and public life. Even though medieval women were divided by social class, religion, age, marital status, place and period, they were all subject to an overarching patriarchal structure and sometimes could transcend their inferior status. Numerous examples of these exceptional women and their words are included. |
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... claimed it resulted from God's anger with humankind . Oth- ers still claimed that the Jews had brought about the plague by poisoning drinking water . To avoid catching the plague , people undertook many futile measures : they wore ...
... claimed , they were of loose morals and were a bad influence on people of the towns that they passed through . He was fighting a losing battle : pilgrimage became even more popular during the high and late Middle Ages as the economy and ...
... claiming that she had paid 21 shillings and 9 pence for malt that David's wife had failed to deliver . Women also ... claimed the power that came with rebellion . In rare circumstances , women participated in warfare , too . Attitudes ...
Contents
Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
Women and the Family | 91 |
Copyright | |
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