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基本説明
This is the first study of noblewomen in twelfth-century England and Normandy, and of the ways in which they exercised power.
Full Description
This is a study of noblewomen in 12th-century England and Normandy, and of the ways in which they exercised power. It draws on a rich mix of evidence to offer an important reconceptualization of women's role in aristocratic society, and in doing so suggests new ways of looking at lordship and the ruling elite in the high Middle Ages. The book considers a wide range of literary sources, such as chronicles, charters, seals and governmental records, to draw out a detailed picture of noblewomen in the 12th-century Anglo-Norman realm. It asserts the importance of the life-cycle in determining the power of these aristocratic women, thereby demonstrating that the influence of gender on lordship was profound, complex and varied. This work should be of importance to specialists in history and medieval studies, as well as those interested in the experience of women and those working on lordship and feudalism.
Contents
Power and portrayal; patronage and power; countesses; witnessing; countergifts and affidation; seals; women of the lesser nobility; royal inquests and the power of noblewomen - the "Rotuli de Dominabus et Pueris et Puellis de XII Comitatibus" of 1185.
