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 157
... peasants or unfree serfs . The working of the peasant holding , whether free or unfree , was very much of a family affair in which women played an important part in providing the necessary manual labour . Thus the woman might drive the ...
... peasants or unfree serfs . The working of the peasant holding , whether free or unfree , was very much of a family affair in which women played an important part in providing the necessary manual labour . Thus the woman might drive the ...
Page 159
... peasant girls were usually married rather later than their upper - class sisters , often between eighteen and twenty - two , although daughters in rich peasant families married earlier than the norm . After 1350 the general age for ...
... peasant girls were usually married rather later than their upper - class sisters , often between eighteen and twenty - two , although daughters in rich peasant families married earlier than the norm . After 1350 the general age for ...
Page 167
... Peasant wives were better treated than the noblewomen of the district for the nobles overwhelmingly preferred to name a male heir , even if they had no sons . In over one - third of the peasant cases , the wives were left the ...
... Peasant wives were better treated than the noblewomen of the district for the nobles overwhelmingly preferred to name a male heir , even if they had no sons . In over one - third of the peasant cases , the wives were left the ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
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