Eleanor of Aquitaine: Lord and Lady (The New Middle Ages)

Eleanor of Aquitaine: Lord and Lady (The New Middle Ages)

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.
Country USA
Brand MACMILLAN
Manufacturer Palgrave Macmillan
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2008-08-21
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780230602366

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