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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... wives could be highly prized by their husbands . A twelfth- century epitaph for Avice , wife of Walter of Auffay , described her as ' fair of face , well - spoken , and full of wisdom ' , and as having lived with Walter ' in felicity ...
... wives could be highly prized by their husbands . A twelfth- century epitaph for Avice , wife of Walter of Auffay , described her as ' fair of face , well - spoken , and full of wisdom ' , and as having lived with Walter ' in felicity ...
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... wife insist that love should not conquer all , arguing that a woman should respect estate and degree even in love , for if she weds one lower than herself she loses the respect and friendship of her family and her acquaintances . Of ...
... wife insist that love should not conquer all , arguing that a woman should respect estate and degree even in love , for if she weds one lower than herself she loses the respect and friendship of her family and her acquaintances . Of ...
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... wife learned how to run the household . These treatises suggest the standards of behaviour held up to towns- women . What was the reality ? At the higher level of urban society the legal position of the wife resembled that of the great ...
... wife learned how to run the household . These treatises suggest the standards of behaviour held up to towns- women . What was the reality ? At the higher level of urban society the legal position of the wife resembled that of the great ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
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