Women and Parliament in Later Medieval England

by W. Mark Ormrod

This Palgrave Pivot provides the first ever comprehensive consideration of the part played by women in the workings and business of the English Parliament in the later Middle Ages. Breaking new ground, this book considers all aspects of women's access to the highest court of medieval England. Women were active supplicants to the Crown in Parliament, and sometimes appeared there in person to prosecute cases or make political demands. It explores the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030452190
• ISBN13: 9783030452193
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"