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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A very useful biography of Joan de Valence: one of the heirs to the wealthy Marshal lands and sister-in-law to Henry III of England. Her career as a dynast and administrator, though largely overlooked by previous historians, was an effective and busy one. Linda Mitchell has done a very good job in pulling together disparate sources from England, Wales, France and Ireland in order to tell Joan's story—I particularly liked her reconstruction of the "women's party" Joan had with several friends in the early months of her widowhood, the kind of detail it's so rare to find for the Middle Ages. I could have wished for a little more depth of context (the presumed audience I think is one which is already quite au fait with women's history), for better image quality, and for the fixing of some minor factual errors (e.g. Kilkenny Castle is not in Tipperary, it is in... Kilkenny), but these are on the whole minor quibbles. Mitchell succeeded in producing a successful composite portrait of Joan and her times. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Heir to an earldom, and wife and widow of William de Valence (half-brother of King Henry III), Joan de Valence was an important actor in the volatile political world of thirteenth-century England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Yet, astonishingly, her story of survival, perseverance, and influence has never been told until now. Joan de Valence: The Life and Influence of a Thirteenth-Century Noblewoman draws on archival research, as well as tools of historical analysis and gender studies, to peel back the layers of this remarkable noblewoman's life. From her survival of the wars between king and baronage at mid-century to her life as a widow and magnate of the realm, the story of Joan de Valance, as Mitchell argues, exemplifies the range of experiences of noblewomen during the middle ages. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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