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Medieval Elite Women and the Exercise of Power, 1100–1400

Moving beyond the Exceptionalist Debate
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For decades, medieval scholarship has been dominated by the paradigm that women who wielded power after c. 1100 were exceptions to the “rule” of female exclusion from governance and the public sphere. This collection makes a powerful case for a new paradigm. Building on the premise that elite women in positions of authority were expected, accepted, and routine, these essays traverse the cities and kingdoms of France, England, Germany, Portugal, and the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in order to illuminate women’s roles in medieval power structures. Without losing sight of the predominance of patriarchy and misogyny, contributors lay the groundwork for the acceptance of female public authority as normal in medieval society, fostering a new framework for understanding medieval elite women and power.

Author Biography:

Heather J. Tanner is Associate Professor of History at The Ohio State University, USA. She is the author of Families, Friends and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879–1160.
Release date Australia
January 24th, 2019
Contributor
  • Edited by Heather J. Tanner
Pages
310
Edition
1st ed. 2019
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
3 Illustrations, color; 3 Illustrations, black and white; XVII, 310 p. 6 illus., 3 illus. in color.
ISBN-13
9783030013455
Product ID
28356178

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