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Noblewomen, Aristocracy and Power in the Twelfth-Century Anglo-Norman Realm

Noblewomen, Aristocracy and Power in the Twelfth-Century Anglo-Norman Realm

Johns, Susan M.

Paperback

Series: Gender in History

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryBritish HistoryWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 0719063051
ISBN13: 9780719063053
Publisher: Manchester Univ Pr
Published: Jul 10 2003
Pages: 276
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.42 Depth: 8.64
Language: English

The first major work on noblewomen in the twelfth century and Normandy, and of the ways in which they exercised power. Offers an important reconceptualisation of women's role in aristocratic society and suggests new ways of looking at lordship and the ruling elite in the high middle ages. Considers a wide range of literary sources such as chronicles, charters, seals and governmental records to draw out a detailed picture of noblewomen in the twelfth-century Anglo-Norman realm. Asserts the importance of the life-cycle in determining the power of aristocratic women. Demonstrates that the influence of gender on lordship was profound, complex and varied.

An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.

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