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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... recorded as part of the canonization proceedings that would make Louis a saint . For modern historians , however , the story is also interesting for what it reveals of Amelot's life : she traveled to the city along with two other young ...
... recorded the wergild , or " blood money " that one had to pay for killing or injuring another person . The Bavarian and Aleman law codes , compiled in the eighth century but based on earlier rules , set the wergild for women as double ...
... recorded and as a way to compensate , if only a little , for the separation from her sons that her husband had imposed . For Dhuoda , motherhood grants her the right to give her son advice . As she tells William , " My son , my ...
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Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
Women and the Family | 91 |
Copyright | |
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