For Her Good Estate recounts the trials and triumphs of a fourteenth-century English noblewoman. Elizabeth de Burgh led a tumultuous early life: an arranged marriage, an abduction leading to a clandestine second marriage, a forced third marriage to a man who died a traitor. Afterwards, empowered by a vow of chastity to insure her independence, Elizabeth emerged as a capable administrator of her vast estates, a concerned mother and grandmother, a shrewd builder of social and political networks, and a good friend. She expressed her piety by many charitable initiatives, culminating in the foundation of Clare College, Cambridge University, a demonstration of her devotion to God and to learning. This book is the first biography of this remarkable woman. Frances Underhill shows how deeply gender issues influenced her life and how admirably Elizabeth rose above them to impact the lives of others. Hedged in by gender barriers, Underhill reveals, Elizabeth achieved prestige among her contemporaries and left a lasting legacy after her death.
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"...an accomplished, elegant, and thorough study of a fascinating subject." --Albion
...a well-written social-historical study which sheds new light on women's history in fourteenth-century England.
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...a well-written social-historical study which sheds new light on women's history in fourteenth-century England.
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Frances A. Underhill taught at the University of Richmond for twenty-eight years. She received the Distinguished Educator Award three times. She is now Professor of History, Emerita.
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The individuals we remember from fourteenth-century England are kings, war leaders, a few churchmen, the more notorious royal favorites, and mystics. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
livery list, jointure lands, household rolls, coursing dogs, feudal aids, good estate, baronial opposition, dower lands, household administration, royal license Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Clare Hall, East Anglia, Hugh Despenser, Queen Isabella, Elizabeth de Burgh, Roger Damory, Mary de St Pol, Clare Castle, Henry Ferrers, Blessed Virgin, Clare College, University Hall, John Bardolf, King Edward, Prince Edward, Black Prince, Earl Richard, Robert Bruce, Roger Mortimer, William de Burgh, Common Bench, Eleanor Despenser, Cambridge University, Edward de Monthermer, William Ferrers New!
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The individuals we remember from fourteenth-century England are kings, war leaders, a few churchmen, the more notorious royal favorites, and mystics. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
livery list, jointure lands, household rolls, coursing dogs, feudal aids, good estate, baronial opposition, dower lands, household administration, royal license Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Clare Hall, East Anglia, Hugh Despenser, Queen Isabella, Elizabeth de Burgh, Roger Damory, Mary de St Pol, Clare Castle, Henry Ferrers, Blessed Virgin, Clare College, University Hall, John Bardolf, King Edward, Prince Edward, Black Prince, Earl Richard, Robert Bruce, Roger Mortimer, William de Burgh, Common Bench, Eleanor Despenser, Cambridge University, Edward de Monthermer, William Ferrers New!
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