Ladies-in-waiting in medieval England:

Ladies-in-Waiting in Medieval England examines female attendants who served queens and aristocratic women during the late medieval period. Using a unique set of primary source based statistics, Caroline Dunn reveals that the lady-in-waiting was far more than a pretty girl sewing in the queen's...

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1. Verfasser: Dunn, Caroline 1975- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2024
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Zusammenfassung:Ladies-in-Waiting in Medieval England examines female attendants who served queens and aristocratic women during the late medieval period. Using a unique set of primary source based statistics, Caroline Dunn reveals that the lady-in-waiting was far more than a pretty girl sewing in the queen's chamber while seeking to catch the eye of an eligible bachelor. Ladies-in-waiting witnessed major historical events of the era and were sophisticated players who earned significant rewards. They had both family and personal interests to advance - through employment they linked kin and court, and through marriage they built bridges between families. Whether royal or aristocratic, ladies-in-waiting worked within gendered spaces, building female-dominated social networks, while also operating within a masculine milieu that offered courtiers of both sexes access to power. Working from a range of sources wider than the subjective anecdote, Dunn presents the first scholarly treatment of medieval English ladies-in-waiting
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The people of the household -- The household : size, gender, and recruitment -- Marriage and courtier families -- Rhythms of life -- Daily life and domestic duties -- Ritual and ceremony -- Power and its rewards -- Authority, influence, and power politics -- Rewards for good service -- Conclusion: Power, authority, influence and service
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 344 Seiten)
ISBN:9781009456975
DOI:10.1017/9781009456975

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