Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda

Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda

Medieval Female Rulership and the Foundations of European Society

Nash, Penelope

Palgrave Macmillan

02/2017

292

Dura

Inglês

9781137590886

15 a 20 dias


Versão ebook 75,62 €

This book compares two successful, elite women, Empress Adelheid (931-999) and Countess Matilda (1046-1115), for their relative ability to retain their wealth and power in the midst of the profound social changes of the eleventh century.
1. Introduction: Masterful and Formidable Ladies2. Kin and Kith: Keeping Friends and Placating Enemies 3. Land: Building and Maintaining a Property Portfolio 4. Rule: Models of Rulership and the Tools of Justice
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