Women of Power: Formidable Females of the Medieval World

by Teresa Cole

Exploring a selection of lives that disproves the stereotype of medieval women as subordinate to men.

The stereotypical medieval woman is a pious, helpless creature of little intelligence, and still less drive and ambition. Completely at the mercy of the men in her life, she was married young, had copious offspring and died, often in childbirth, to make way for another, younger model. At best she may have inspired music (made by men),...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445698749
• ISBN13: 9781445698748
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 8.8"