Widows in Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Britain
Title | Widows in Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Marie-Françoise Alamichel |
Publisher | Peter Lang |
Pages | 362 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 9783039114047 |
This volume provides a comprehensive study of widowhood in Medieval Britain based on literary and historical sources from the seventh to the 15th centuries. It devotes much attention to family structures and to the legal and social aspects of inheritance.
Widowhood in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Title | Widowhood in Medieval and Early Modern Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Sandra Cavallo |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 249 |
Release | 2014-07-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317882768 |
This new collection of essays brings together brand new research on widowhood in medieval and early modern Europe. The volume opens with an introductory chapter by the Editors which looks generally at the conditions and constructions of widowhood in this period. This is followed by a range of essays which illuminate different dimensions of widowhood across Europe - in England, Italy, France, Germany and Spain. A particular attraction of the volume is the attention given to widowers, and the comparisons made between the male and female experience of widowhood. It is an exciting reinterpretation of the subject which will do much to undo the traditional stereotype of the widow. Contributing to the volume are: Jodi Bilinkoff, Giulia Calvi, Sandra Cavallo, Isabelle Chabot, Julia Crick, Amy Erikson, Dagmar Freist, Elizabeth Foyster, Margaret Pelling, Pamela Sharpe,Tim Stretton, Barbara Todd, and Lyndan Warner.
Wife and Widow in Medieval England
Title | Wife and Widow in Medieval England PDF eBook |
Author | Sue Sheridan Walker |
Publisher | University of Michigan Press |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | England |
ISBN | 9780472104154 |
Examines the role of women in medieval law and society
Medieval Gentlewoman
Title | Medieval Gentlewoman PDF eBook |
Author | Ffiona Swabey |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780415925112 |
"Through an examination of Alice's "Household Book," and using other extant contemporary sources, the author has been able to illuminate the experiences of medieval women in general. The resulting work provides a vivid picture of life in the medieval household, examining marriage and widowhood, daily household and estate management, hospitality and entertainment, education, patronage, religious concerns and the private and public roles of medieval women of the estate-owning class."--BOOK JACKET.
Women in Anglo-Saxon England
Title | Women in Anglo-Saxon England PDF eBook |
Author | Christine E. Fell |
Publisher | British Museum Press |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Veiled Women
Title | Veiled Women PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Foot |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 249 |
Release | 2019-06-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1351963317 |
There is no published account of the history of religious women in England before the Norman Conquest. Yet, female saints and abbesses, such as Hild of Whitby or Edith of Wilton, are among the most celebrated women recorded in Anglo-Saxon sources and their stories are of popular interest. This book offers the first general and critical assessment of female religious communities in early medieval England. It transforms our understanding of the different modes of religious vocation and institutional provision and thereby gives early medieval women’s history a new foundation.
Widowhood in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Title | Widowhood in Medieval and Early Modern Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Sandra Cavallo |
Publisher | |
Pages | 272 |
Release | |
Genre | Europe |
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