Women in the Middle Ages
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Women in the Middle Ages
14.99 €
For many years, the history of the Middle Ages was known to us mainly in terms of traditionally male spheres of activity, presented as a series of battles for power and territory. Therefore, the lives of women, who rarely took part in political and military events, were inevitably lost in the darkness of the "dark ages".
The authors of classic popular science bestsellers about life in the medieval world, Francis and Joseph Gies, piece by piece restore this lost history in a fascinating historical overview, tracing the evolution of the role of women in society over an entire millennium. The second part of the book is devoted to the biographies of eight outstanding women of the Middle Ages, including an abbess and a composer, a British princess who was held in political prison for three years, the wives of an Italian merchant and a peasant. From these vivid and characteristic examples, a colorful mosaic of the "female part" of the bizarre medieval world is formed.
The distinctive features of the creative method of Frances and Joseph Gies are a balanced approach to selecting facts from a large number of sources, thanks to which their works are of interest to both a general audience and specialists.
The authors of classic popular science bestsellers about life in the medieval world, Francis and Joseph Gies, piece by piece restore this lost history in a fascinating historical overview, tracing the evolution of the role of women in society over an entire millennium. The second part of the book is devoted to the biographies of eight outstanding women of the Middle Ages, including an abbess and a composer, a British princess who was held in political prison for three years, the wives of an Italian merchant and a peasant. From these vivid and characteristic examples, a colorful mosaic of the "female part" of the bizarre medieval world is formed.
The distinctive features of the creative method of Frances and Joseph Gies are a balanced approach to selecting facts from a large number of sources, thanks to which their works are of interest to both a general audience and specialists.
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