Noblewomen, aristocracy, and power in the twelfth-century Anglo-Norman realm /
This is a study of noblewomen in 12th-century England and Normandy, and of the ways in which they exercised power. It offers a reconceptualization of women's role in aristocratic society, and in doing so suggests original ways of looking at lordship and the ruling elite in the high Middle Ages.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Manchester ; New York :
Manchester University Press,
2003.
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| Series: | Gender in history.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This is a study of noblewomen in 12th-century England and Normandy, and of the ways in which they exercised power. It offers a reconceptualization of women's role in aristocratic society, and in doing so suggests original ways of looking at lordship and the ruling elite in the high Middle Ages. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the author's doctoral dissertation (Ph. D. : University of Cardiff). Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1417590548 9781417590544 9781847790538 1847790534 9781781700280 1781700281 |