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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Page 32
... husband during marriage they believed in one area of equality . Both spouses had equal rights over each other's body ... husband's consent , - a position opposed to that of the secular law - on the grounds that attention to almsgiving ...
... husband during marriage they believed in one area of equality . Both spouses had equal rights over each other's body ... husband's consent , - a position opposed to that of the secular law - on the grounds that attention to almsgiving ...
Page 148
... husband came home . 10 Widows at these higher levels of urban society might take over their husband's business on his death , as their less well - off sisters would take over their husband's trade . Philip le Tailor had been one of the ...
... husband came home . 10 Widows at these higher levels of urban society might take over their husband's business on his death , as their less well - off sisters would take over their husband's trade . Philip le Tailor had been one of the ...
Page 231
... husband paid 18s tax in 1292 , and 12s in 1296 and 1297 but probably died in 1298 , when Ameline paid only 3s . By 1299 and 1300 her business appears to have returned to the level of profitability attained when her husband was alive ...
... husband paid 18s tax in 1292 , and 12s in 1296 and 1297 but probably died in 1298 , when Ameline paid only 3s . By 1299 and 1300 her business appears to have returned to the level of profitability attained when her husband was alive ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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