A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval LifeDescribes the daily life of noblewomen, nuns, and peasants in feudal England and Europe, looks at the treatment of lepers, beggars, prostitutes, and criminals, and offers brief profiles of prominent medieval women. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 27
Page 44
... heir , was felt to be a notorious example of the evils that might befall when the queen had not produced a surviving male heir . As primogeniture became the norm , and the oldest son the expected heir , queens did not have to struggle ...
... heir , was felt to be a notorious example of the evils that might befall when the queen had not produced a surviving male heir . As primogeniture became the norm , and the oldest son the expected heir , queens did not have to struggle ...
Page 65
... heir . Since the Capetian dynasty had finally expired for the lack of male heirs and the Valois occupation of the throne was somewhat shaky , sons were desperately needed . Much of the symbolism touching the queen emphasised her ...
... heir . Since the Capetian dynasty had finally expired for the lack of male heirs and the Valois occupation of the throne was somewhat shaky , sons were desperately needed . Much of the symbolism touching the queen emphasised her ...
Page 167
... heir's land . When the widow , in only one - fifth of the cases , was merely to be given food and lodging by the heirs , with no rights in administration or the upbringing of the children , quarrels were often anticipated . Heirs were ...
... heir's land . When the widow , in only one - fifth of the cases , was merely to be given food and lodging by the heirs , with no rights in administration or the upbringing of the children , quarrels were often anticipated . Heirs were ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
2 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abbess abbey abbot Abelard active Agnes Alice became beguines bishop Blanche Blanche of Castile British Library brother castle Cathars childbirth Christine de Pizan church Cistercian Clare clerical convent countess court crusade daughter death Dhuoda died early ecclesiastical Edward Eleanor Eleanor of Aquitaine Elizabeth emphasis encouraged England English female fifteenth century fourteenth century France French girls heir Héloïse Henry Hildegard Hildegard of Bingen hospital Hôtel-Dieu household husband important influence insisted Isabella Jeanne king king's lands later lepers lives livres Lollard London Louis Mahaut male manor Margery Margery Kempe Marguerite Marie marriage married medicine medieval medieval women Middle Ages mother mystics noble ladies nunnery nuns occasionally officials Paris peasant piety practical prioress prostitutes queen Radegund recluse recognised religious responsibility rich royal rule secular servants sick sisters social suggests thirteenth century trade trans treatise twelfth century widow wife wives woman wrote young