Name: Women in England in the Middle Ages von Dr Jennifer Ward
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Women in England in the Middle Ages Zusammenfassung

Women in England in the Middle Ages Dr Jennifer Ward

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 lives changed over time, but, in bringing up their children and balancing family and work, medieval women faced many of the problems of their modern counterparts.

Women in England in the Middle Ages Bewertungen

Dr Ward's bibliography testifies to the large body of work over the past two or three decades which has illuminated the lives of half of the English population in the middle ages. Her study is a very good summary of that work: it is comprehensive, full of telling examples and supplemented by some interesting informations. It is definetely to be recommended Reviewed by Anne Crawford, Re Ricardian XVIII, 2008
The chapter headings and topics Jennifer Ward has chosen signal important aspects of medieval women's lives in general...Ward enriches her narrative with reference to primary sources such as wills, letters, household accounts, and court records, and thus the book offers a good place to begin an exploration of medieval English women....The writing style is clear; the illustrations of English tomb engravings and some photographs of monasteries are attractive...A brief glossary of English legal terms at the end of the book is very helpful. - The Historian -- Miriam Shadis
Ward (Univ. of London) provides a comprehensive general introduction to the role of women in medieval English society, examining the female life cycle and emphasizing commitments to immediate family members and local communities. Extensive notes and bibliography lead readers to publications that are more specific, and guide student research projects. Summing up: Recommended. General readers, undergraduates, researchers/faculty. - CHOICE * Choice *
Title mention in The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007 * Chronicle, The *

Über Dr Jennifer Ward

Jennifer Ward is the author of English Noblewomen in the Later Middle Ages and Women in Medieval Europe, 1200-1500

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Women's Worlds; 2 Marriage; 3 Wife and Mother; 4 Widows; 5 Work; 6 Noblewomen; 7 Queens; 8 Nuns and Religious Women; 9 Charity and Lay Religion; 10 Death; Platesection; Further Reading

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GOR005540011

ISBN 13

9781852853464

ISBN 10

1852853468

Titel

Women in England in the Middle Ages Dr Jennifer Ward

Autor

Dr Jennifer Ward

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Verlag

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Datum

20061012

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302

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