Noblewomen, aristocracy and power in the twelfth-century anglo-Norman realm

Noblewomen, aristocracy and power in the twelfth-century anglo-Norman realm

This is the first study of noblewomen in twelfth-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 reconceptualisation of women's role in aristocratic society, and in doing so suggests new ways of looking at lor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johns, Susan M. (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press c2003.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Gender in history.
Subjects:
Women > Great Britain > History.
Aristocracy (Social class) > Social class.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427404306719
Table of Contents:
  • Tables and figures
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Power and portrayal
  • 3. Patronage and power
  • 4. Countesses
  • 5. Witnessing
  • 6. Countergifts and affidation
  • 7. Seals
  • 8. Women of the lesser nobility
  • 9. Royal inquests and the power of noblewomen: the Rotuli de Dominabus et Pueris et Puellis de XII Comitatibus of 1185
  • 10. Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. Catalogue of seals from the twelfth and early thirteenth centuries
  • Appendix 2. Noblewomen in the Rotuli de Dominabus
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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