Medieval London Widows, 1300-1500.

Medieval London Widows, 1300-1500 shows that it is possible to expand the repertoire of examples of medieval women with personalities and individuality beyond the well-known triad of Margaret Paston, Margery Kempe and the Wife of Bath. The rich documentation of London records allows these women to s...

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Author / Creator: Barron, Caroline.
Other Authors / Creators:Sutton, Anne F.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint: London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2003.
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Local Note:Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Illustrations
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: The Widows' World in Later Medieval London
  • 1 Tanners' Widows, 1300-1350
  • 2 Elizabeth de Burgh, Lady of Clare (d. 1360)
  • 3 Matilda Penne, Skinner (d. 1392/3)
  • 4 Poor Widows, c. 1393-1415
  • 5 Joan Pyel (d. 1412)
  • 6 Lucia Visconti, Countess of Kent (d. 1424)
  • 7 Margaret Stodeye, Lady Philipot (d. 1431)
  • 8 Johanna Hill (d. 1441) and Johanna Sturdy (d. c. 1460), Bell-Founders
  • 9 Joan Buckland (d. 1462)
  • 10 Alice Claver, Silkwoman (d. 1489)
  • 11 Margaret Croke (d. 1491)
  • 12 Three Fifteenth-Century Vowesses
  • 13 Thomasyne Percyvale, 'The Maid of Week' (d. 1512)
  • 14 Lady Joan Bradbury (d. 1530)
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Y.