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The War Of The Two Jeannes And The Role Of The Duchess In Lordship In The Fourteenth Century, Katrin E. Sjursen
The War Of The Two Jeannes And The Role Of The Duchess In Lordship In The Fourteenth Century, Katrin E. Sjursen
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
In the mid-fourteenth century, two women headed opposing parties in a civil war for control of the duchy of Brittany in France. Conventional scholarship explains their involvement in politics and warfare as exceptions possible only during emergencies. Contemporary chronicles and the letters of the two women themselves, however, tell another story, one in which these two women participated in politics and warfare even before their husbands entered captivity. Their participation makes sense if we recognize that medieval society understood lordship as a form of shared governance performed by a noble couple. While separate roles did exist for the husband and …
Do We Know What We Think We Know? Making Assumptions About Eleanor Of Aquitaine, Rágena C. Dearagon
Do We Know What We Think We Know? Making Assumptions About Eleanor Of Aquitaine, Rágena C. Dearagon
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
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Joan Of Arc: Maneuverable Medievalism, Flexible Feminism , Nadia Margolis
Joan Of Arc: Maneuverable Medievalism, Flexible Feminism , Nadia Margolis
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.