Welsh noblewomen in the thirteenth century : an historical study of medieval Welsh law and gender roles

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Welsh noblewomen in the thirteenth century : an historical study of medieval Welsh law and gender roles

Gwenyth Richards ; with a foreword by Jane Cartwright

Edwin Mellen Press, c2009

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-262) and index

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This book analyzes the role of Welsh noblewomen thirteenth-century Welsh history. It discusses their absence from this history until recently and examines several outstanding Welsh noblewomen. The women studied include the mothers, wives and daughters of the native Welsh rulers of Gwynedd as well as noblewomen from northern Powys, Cydewain, and Ceredigion.

Table of Contents

  • Illustrations
  • Foreword Dr. Jane Cartwright
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: Languishing in the Footnotes:
  • Women and Welsh Medieval Historiography
  • 1. Negotiating Behind the Scenes:
  • Senana ferch Caradog
  • 2. The Daughters of Llywelyn Fawr
  • Gwenllian
  • Gwladus Ddu
  • Elen
  • Margaret
  • Angharad
  • 3. Margaret of Bromfield
  • 4. Abduction and Rape of the King's Baroness: Maud Clifford
  • 5. Legitimising the Conquest of Wales: Anglo-Norman
  • Noblewomen who married Welsh Noblemen
  • Siwan (Joan)
  • Eleanor de Montfort
  • Emma Audley
  • Elizabeth de Ferrers
  • 6. The Welsh Laws of Women
  • 7. Certain Welsh Nuns
  • 8. South and Central Wales: Native Welsh Noblewomen in the Historical and Literary Record
  • Angharad ferch Owain ap Maredudd
  • Literary Evidence for Welsh Noblewomen
  • Conclusion
  • Genealogical Tables
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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