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 160
... manor of Brigstock turned up three young women holding lands of their own and one , Isabella Huet , received income from both brewing and baking for three full years before her marriage . 32 Another independent woman , apparently ...
... manor of Brigstock turned up three young women holding lands of their own and one , Isabella Huet , received income from both brewing and baking for three full years before her marriage . 32 Another independent woman , apparently ...
Page 164
... manor . By common law the English widow was entitled to one - third of her dead husband's holding for the rest of her life , but could not dispose of it , since it normally passed to their issue . On many manors the widow was entitled ...
... manor . By common law the English widow was entitled to one - third of her dead husband's holding for the rest of her life , but could not dispose of it , since it normally passed to their issue . On many manors the widow was entitled ...
Page 166
... manor of Painswick in the Cotswolds who cried out against John Talbot , earl of Shrewsbury , who was the lord of the manor . Talbot had taken sixteen Painswick men with him to fight in France , but only five came back . The widows were ...
... manor of Painswick in the Cotswolds who cried out against John Talbot , earl of Shrewsbury , who was the lord of the manor . Talbot had taken sixteen Painswick men with him to fight in France , but only five came back . The widows were ...
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