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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... Middle Ages . The High Middle Ages Compared with the era from 500 to 1000 , the high Middle Ages ( 1000- 1300 ) were centuries of growth : growth in crop yields , in standards of liv- ing , in population , in towns and the variety of ...
... Middle Ages . In contrast to the relatively weak kings of the early Middle Ages , high medieval kings often exercised more power . While their success varied from place to place and from one monarch to another , they attempted to tax ...
... Medieval English Parish , " in Gender- ing the Master Narrative : Women and Power in the Middle Ages , ed . Mary C. Erler and Maryanne Kowaleski ( Ithaca : Cornell University Press , 2003 ) , 156–73 . 17. French , " Women in the Late ...
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Medieval Women | 1 |
Women and Religion | 27 |
Women and Work | 59 |
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