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  2. Women in the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    In looking at coroner records for 14th-century rural England detailing the accidental deaths of 1,000 people, which represent the lives of peasants more clearly, Barbara Hanawalt found that 30% of women died in their homes compared to 12% of men; 9% of women died on a private property (i.e. a neighbour's house, a garden area, manor house, etc ...

  3. List of peerages inherited by women - Wikipedia

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    This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "List of peerages inherited by women" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2011) In the peerages of the British Isles, most titles have traditionally been created for ...

  4. Perceptions of the female body in medieval Europe - Wikipedia

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    The best of women were virgins, as "the construction of the female chaste body as a sign of fallen humanity's alienation from its own properly angelic nature" only furthered the gap between pure virgins and women of a lower tier who were virgins no longer. [11] In The Romaunt of the Rose, "women are synonymous with sensual desire." The ...

  5. Women in Anglo-Saxon society - Wikipedia

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    The study of the role of women in the society of early medieval England, or Anglo-Saxon England, is a topic which includes literary, history and gender studies.Important figures in the history of studying early medieval women include Christine Fell, and Pauline Stafford.

  6. Category:Medieval women - Wikipedia

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    Christian female saints of the Middle Ages‎ (18 C, 130 P) E. Early Germanic women‎ (13 C, 4 P) I. ... Single women in the Middle Ages; W. Wife selling

  7. List of female monarchs - Wikipedia

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    The title "Kabara" was used by female monarchs who ruled over the Hausa people in the Middle Ages. A line of matriarchal monarchs is recorded in the Kano Chronicle that ends with the reign of Daurama in the 9th century. [34] These queens reigned from c. 700 to c. 1000. [35] Kufuru; Ginu; Yakumo; Yakunya; Wanzamu; Yanbamu; Gizir-gizir; Inna-Gari

  8. Noblewoman - Wikipedia

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    In Asia, some noble title for women include Adi , Ashi , and the Imperial Chinese titles of Gege, Mingfu, and Xiangjun. In Europe, marriage contract with a noble could include a clause such as the dower, for queens for example. Thus, in the event of widowhood, we then speak of a dowager queen. [1]

  9. Category:Noble titles of women - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Noble titles of women" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.