Eleanor of Aquitaine Lord and Lady |
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| Editor:
| Wheeler, Bonnie
Parsons, John C.
Loparo, Kenneth A. |
| Series title: | The New Middle Ages Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-60236-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $78.95 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionEleanor'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.