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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... Countess of Leicester ( England ) , from 1265 give clues as to what was involved in running a household : Eleanor had to arrange for stabling of new foals , purchase , repair and greasing of carts , purchase of wine , shoes , and ...
... Countess Ermessend of Barcelona ( Spain ) , were able to rule over large territories as guardians for their sons.65 Blanche of Navarre , Countess of Champagne ( France ) , was in a similar situation . Pregnant when her husband Count ...
... Countess Adela of Blois ( c . 1067–1137 ) similarly retired to a nunnery during her widow- hood , but she also served as patron to around 40 religious houses , both of monks and nuns . Surviving documents written by monks in the ...
Contents
Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
Women and the Family | 91 |
Copyright | |
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