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 89
... lands and honours in England among the three heiresses who had ambitious and quarrelsome husbands . Elizabeth , the youngest , was born in 1295 , and by the age of twenty - seven had already been widowed three times . Her first husband ...
... lands and honours in England among the three heiresses who had ambitious and quarrelsome husbands . Elizabeth , the youngest , was born in 1295 , and by the age of twenty - seven had already been widowed three times . Her first husband ...
Page 126
... lands and pursued the family to Ireland . William managed to escape to France where he died in 1211 but his wife and eldest son were captured and died in Windsor Castle , it was rumoured by starvation . Loretta had been married to the ...
... lands and pursued the family to Ireland . William managed to escape to France where he died in 1211 but his wife and eldest son were captured and died in Windsor Castle , it was rumoured by starvation . Loretta had been married to the ...
Page 166
... lands they controlled through their own inheritance , by purchase , or in life tenure of their husbands ' property . Since such widows might end up holding a significant portion of village lands at any one time , they could be zealous ...
... lands they controlled through their own inheritance , by purchase , or in life tenure of their husbands ' property . Since such widows might end up holding a significant portion of village lands at any one time , they could be zealous ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
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