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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... wife of Roger Croxton , Margery wife of Thomas del Mulne , Eleanor wife of William Rolde , Agnes wife of Thomas le Taylor , and Agnes Cause are common bakers and owe money for the right to bake bread . [ Agnes Croxton and Margery pay 6 ...
... wife Eleanor of Castile in the late thirteenth century that he built three tombs for her , one each for her entrails , heart , and body . He also ordered a cross to be erected at each place her body rested overnight on its journey from ...
... wife should live a devout life ; how to run his household , oversee servants , order provisions ; and how to amuse herself with appropriate games and pastimes . The way in which he addresses his wife reflects the fact that their ...
Contents
Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
Women and the Family | 91 |
Copyright | |
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