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Autore |
Seabourne Gwen <1969-> |
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Titolo |
Imprisoning medieval women : the non-judicial confinement and abduction of women in England, c.1170-1509 / / Gwen Seabourne |
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Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-315-58802-1 |
1-317-11827-8 |
1-317-11826-X |
1-283-11550-6 |
9786613115508 |
1-4094-1789-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (238 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women prisoners - Great Britain - History |
Women - Great Britain - History - Middle Ages, 500-1500 |
Women - Great Britain - Social conditions |
Great Britain History Medieval period, 1066-1485 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I By Royal Power and Command: Maidens (and Other Women) in Towers; 1 Confinement of Women in War and Armed Conflict; 2 Other Species of 'Garde': Royal Wardship and 'Idiocy' Guardianship; 3 'A Dreary and Solitary Place' or 'Honourable Captivity'?; PART II Wrongful Imprisonment and Abduction: Legal Responses and their Limits; 4 'Countless Ravishments of Women'? Legislation and Other Royal Initiatives; 5 Common Law; 6 Escaping the Confines of the Common Law |
7 'Not Averse to the Arrangement'? Allegations of Collusion and ConsentPART III Other Roles; 8 Agency and Contagion: Further Aspects of Women's Participation; Conclusion; Appendix Raptus; Select Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study of the confinement of women highlights the disparity in |
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