Daughters of London : inheriting opportunity in the late Middle Ages / / by Kate Kelsey Staples.
In historical records, women appear as widows, sometimes as wives or singlewomen, but one thing they had in common was they all were daughters. Through an examination of the Husting wills, Kate Staples focuses on daughters in the late medieval capital and their chances to own, rent, and manage prope...
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| Superior document: | Later medieval Europe, v. 8 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Later medieval Europe ;
v. 8. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Urban daughters, their opportunities, and London wills
- Testators and their influence in late medieval London
- Prospects of power : inheriting real estate and real opportunity
- Money and spoons : movable legacies
- Reinterpreting daughters' economic power in late medieval London.