Product Description

This vivid and pioneering study illuminates the different roles played in late medieval society by noblewomen - the most substantial group of women to survive as individuals in medieval documents. They emerge (despite limited political opportunities) as figures of consequence themselves in a landowning society through estate management in their husbands' frequent absences, and through hospitality, patronage and affinity.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #634674 in Books
• Published on: 1992-11-16
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 190 pages

Review
"Ward's search is meticulous and highlights some of the under-explored areas of upper-class women's lives, alongside the more usual marriage, family and religion ... This is an excellent introduction."

The Innes Review (Journal of the Scottish Catholic Historical Association