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 65
... later . - Christine de Pizan not only eulogised Queen Jeanne in her life of Charles V , she also drew a detailed portrait of the ideal queen in her Treasure of the City of Ladies . Much of the first section of the book was devoted to a ...
... later . - Christine de Pizan not only eulogised Queen Jeanne in her life of Charles V , she also drew a detailed portrait of the ideal queen in her Treasure of the City of Ladies . Much of the first section of the book was devoted to a ...
Page 160
... later married the girl , the usual payment for the marriage of a serf , known as merchet , would not be required . There is evidence that , in some places at least , by the beginning of the fifteenth century young women could be ...
... later married the girl , the usual payment for the marriage of a serf , known as merchet , would not be required . There is evidence that , in some places at least , by the beginning of the fifteenth century young women could be ...
Page 255
... Later Medieval England , ed . R. A. Griffiths , Gloucester , 1981 has become available to me too late for use but is valuable for its period . Dupuy , M. , Françaises , Reines d'Angleterre , Paris 1968 Eleanor of Aquitaine : Patron and ...
... Later Medieval England , ed . R. A. Griffiths , Gloucester , 1981 has become available to me too late for use but is valuable for its period . Dupuy , M. , Françaises , Reines d'Angleterre , Paris 1968 Eleanor of Aquitaine : Patron and ...
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