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. |
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... married life as they experienced it . A woman was most interesting to the law , especially canon law , as it tried to regulate marriage , for it was primarily concerned with her function as wife and mother . Medieval Europe lived under ...
... married life as they experienced it . A woman was most interesting to the law , especially canon law , as it tried to regulate marriage , for it was primarily concerned with her function as wife and mother . Medieval Europe lived under ...
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... marriage was allowed an annulment , but in a similar case where the family piously said that they had only brought staves to the signing of the marriage contract to help them get over ditches on the way , the marriage was upheld . 14 14 ...
... marriage was allowed an annulment , but in a similar case where the family piously said that they had only brought staves to the signing of the marriage contract to help them get over ditches on the way , the marriage was upheld . 14 14 ...
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... marriages . She had married Bouchard d'Avesnes in 1212 and they had two sons . However , this marriage was put aside , either because of Bouchard's genuine concern about his clerical status as a sub - deacon which would have rendered the ...
... marriages . She had married Bouchard d'Avesnes in 1212 and they had two sons . However , this marriage was put aside , either because of Bouchard's genuine concern about his clerical status as a sub - deacon which would have rendered the ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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