Jennifer C. Ward, "English Noblewomen in the Later Middle Ages"
English | 1995 | pages: 206 | ISBN: 0582059658, 1138836362 | PDF | 4,3 mb
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.