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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... Birth of Theodora I , Byzantine Empress Caesarius of Arles establishes a convent for his sister , Caesaria Birth of St. Radegund , runaway wife of the Frankish king Clothar and founder of an important convent at Poitiers ( France ) ...
... Birth of Christina of Markyate ( England ) , recluse and steadfast virgin 1098 1100 c . 1101 1112 1115 1117 1118 1122 c . 1127 1129 Birth of the German abbess , author , and composer Hildegard of Bingen Matilda of Scotland marries Henry ...
... Birth of Gualdarada de ' Ravignani , a Florentine noblewoman renowned for political activity Birth of Marie d ' Oignies , a foundational figure in the Beguine movement Ingeborg of Denmark is married to Philip Augustus of France ; after ...
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Medieval Women | 1 |
Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
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