02513nam 2200589 450 991045410210332120170809165556.01-282-30972-297866123097240-8264-1985-2(CKB)1000000000754747(EBL)436995(OCoLC)458308938(SSID)ssj0000273281(PQKBManifestationID)12052043(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000273281(PQKBWorkID)10309828(PQKB)10205904(MiAaPQ)EBC436995(MiAaPQ)EBC5309703(EXLCZ)99100000000075474720180315h20062006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWomen in England in the Middle Ages /Jennifer WardLondon, England ;New York, New York :Hambledon Continuum,2006.©20061 online resource (302 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-85285-346-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1 Women's Worlds; 2 Marriage; 3 Wives and Mothers; 4 Widows; 5 Work; 6 Noblewomen; 7 Queens; 8 Religious Women; 9 Charity and Lay Religion; 10 Death; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; IndexWomen in England in the Middle Ages looks at 'all sorts and conditions' of women from c .500 to c. 1500 A.D., concentrating on common experiences over their life-cycle, as daughters, wives and mothers, and the contrasts derived from their position in the social hierarchy. Most women lived out their lives in their own village or town, but queens and noblewomen exercised power and patronage locally and at the royal court. Religion played a significant part in women's lives; some became nuns and abbesses, while the majority were involved in their own parish and community. Inevitably, women's liveWomenHistoryMiddle Ages, 500-1500WomenEnglandHistoryEnglandSocial conditions1066-1485Electronic books.WomenHistoryWomenHistory.305.409420902942Ward Jennifer C.923214MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454102103321Women in England in the Middle Ages2071613UNINA