Eleanor's patrilineal descent, from a lineage already prestigious enough to have produced an empress in the eleventh century, gave her the lordship of Aquitaine. But marriage re-emphasized her sex which, in the medieval scheme of gender-power relations relegated her to the position of Lady in relation to her Lordly husbands. In this collection, essays provide a context for Eleanor's life and further an evolving understanding of Eleanor's multifaceted career. A valuable collection on the greatest heiress of the medieval period.
| ISBN: | 9780312295820 |
| Publication date: | 6th February 2003 |
| Author: | B. Wheeler |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave USA |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 506 pages |
| Series: | The New Middle Ages |
| Genres: |
European history European history: medieval period, middle ages Gender studies, gender groups Ancient history History Biography, Literature and Literary studies |