Eleanor of Aquitaine : Lord and Lady
by B. Wheeler
2020-07-23 09:47:12
Eleanor of Aquitaine : Lord and Lady
by B. Wheeler
2020-07-23 09:47:12
Eleanor''s patrilineal descent, from a lineage already prestigious enough to have produced an empress in the eleventh century, gave her the lordship of Aquitaine. But marriage re-emphasized her sex which, in the medieval scheme of gender-power relati...
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Eleanor''s patrilineal descent, from a lineage already prestigious enough to have produced an empress in the eleventh century, gave her the lordship of Aquitaine. But marriage re-emphasized her sex which, in the medieval scheme of gender-power relations relegated her to the position of Lady in relation to her Lordly husbands. In this collection, essays provide a context for Eleanor''s life and further an evolving understanding of Eleanor''s multifaceted career. A valuable collection on the greatest heiress of the medieval period.
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