Women in England in the Middle Ages / / Jennifer Ward

• Autore: Ward Jennifer C.
• Pubblicazione: London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Hambledon Continuum, , 2006; ©2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.409420902; 942
• Soggetto topico: Women - History - Middle Ages, 500-1500; Women - England - History
• Soggetto geografico: England Social conditions 1066-1485
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Women 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 live
• Titolo autorizzato: Women in England in the Middle Ages
• ISBN: 1-282-30972-2; 9786612309724; 0-8264-1985-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454102103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II