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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464254803321

Autore

Ricketts Philadelphia

Titolo

High-ranking widows in medieval Iceland and Yorkshire [[electronic resource] ] : property, power, marriage and identity in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries / / by Philadelphia Ricketts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010

ISBN

1-283-03923-0

9786613039231

90-04-18947-5

90-04-18471-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (516 p.)

Collana

Northern world, , 1569-1462 ; ; v. 49

Disciplina

306.88/308621094281

Soggetti

Widows - Iceland - History - To 1500

Widows - England - Yorkshire - History - To 1500

Aristocracy (Social class) - Iceland - History - To 1500

Aristocracy (Social class) - England - Yorkshire - To 1500

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / P. Ricketts -- Chapter One. Introduction / P. Ricketts -- Chapter Two. Sources / P. Ricketts -- Chapter Three. Property And Marriage: The Laws / P. Ricketts -- Chapter Four. Property / P. Ricketts -- Chapter Five. Remarriage / P. Ricketts -- Chapter Six. Power / P. Ricketts -- Chapter Seven. Identity / P. Ricketts -- Chapter Eight. Conclusion / P. Ricketts -- Appendices / P. Ricketts -- Genealogies / P. Ricketts -- Bibliography / P. Ricketts -- Index / P. Ricketts.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an evocative insight into the property, power, remarriage, and identity of high-ranking widows in two fundamentally different societies, Iceland and Yorkshire. The legal position of widows in each region is examined in light of evidence from charters, royal records and sagas to establish a detailed picture of practice. Comparison and family reconstruction are important elements, enabling the book to emphasize the placement of widows within the



context of society and its institutions, and to consider fully the impact of individual circumstances on the widows’ opportunities for action. The result offers a fresh approach that tests widely accepted generalizations about widows’ independence, highlights differences between regions, and suggests the need to reconsider traditional, rigid definitions of kinship systems.