Women in the Middle Ages - (Medieval Life) by Joseph Gies & Frances Gies (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"A hardcover edition of this book is published by Thomas Y. Crowell Company. It is here reprinted by arrangement. First Barnes & Noble edition published 1980."--T.p. verso.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><em>Reissued for the first time in decades, this ambitious work of Medieval scholarship by bestselling historians Frances and Joseph Gies traces the stories and fates of women in Medieval Europe over the course of a millennium.</em></p><p>Medieval history is often written as a series of battles and territorial shifts. But the essential contributions of women during this period have been too often relegated to the dustbin of history. In <em>Women in the Middle Ages</em>, Frances and Joseph Gies reclaim this lost history, in a lively historical survey that charts the evolution of women's roles throughout the period, and profiles eight individual women in depth. We learn of Hildegarde of Bingen, an abbess who was a noted composer and founded two monasteries; of Eleanor de Montfort, a 13<sup>th</sup> century Princess of Wales who was captured by Edward I and held as a political prisoner for three years; and women of somewhat more modest means, such as the spouse of an Italian merchant, and a peasant's wife.</p><p>Drawing upon their various stories, talented historians Frances and Joseph Gies--whose books were used by George R.R. Martin in his research for <em>Game of Thrones</em>--offer a kaleidoscopic view of the lives of women throughout this tumultuous period.</p><p><strong>"A wealth of solid information." -<em>New York Times</em></strong></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>The bestselling chroniclers of medieval life Frances and Joseph Gies trace the stories and fates of women in medieval Europe over the course of a millennium.</p><p>Medieval history is often written as a series of battles and territorial shifts. But the essential contributions of women during this period have too often been relegated to the dustbin of history. In <em>Women in the Middle Ages</em>, Frances and Joseph Gies reclaim this lost history in a lively historical survey that charts the evolution of women's roles through this period and profiles eight individual women in depth. We learn of Hildegarde of Bingen, a noted composer and abbess who founded two monasteries; Eleanor de Montfort, a thirteenth-century Princess of Wales who was captured by Edward I and held as a political prisoner for three years; and women of somewhat more modest means, such as the spouse of an Italian merchant and a peasant's wife.</p><p>Drawing upon their various stories, talented historians Frances and Joseph Gies-whose books were used by George R. R. Martin in his research for <em>Game of Thrones</em>-offer a kaleidoscopic view of the lives of women throughout this tumultuous period.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Many a quaint and amusing side, as well as a wealth of solid information.""--New York Times"<br>
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