The New Middle Ages: Lord and Lady

Wheeler, B.

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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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2008-08-21

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780230602366

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-137-05262-9

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 506