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Medieval gentlewoman : life in a gentry household in the later Middle Ages /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Swabey, Ffiona
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 1999.
Subjects:
De Bryene, Alice, > Dame, > approximately 1360-1434 or 1435.
Women > England > History > Middle Ages, 500-1500.
Women > History > Middle Ages, 500-1500.
Cities and towns, Medieval > England.
Households > England > History.
Middle Ages.
England > Social life and customs > 1066-1485.
Table of Contents:
  • List of plates and illustrations
  • Picture credits
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes and abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. The medieval household
  • 2. Marriage and the family
  • 3. Estate management
  • 4. The gentle lifestyle
  • 5. Men at the table
  • 6. Women at the table
  • 7. The wider world
  • 8. Considerations for the afterlife
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.