Daughters of London

Inheriting Opportunity in the Late Middle Ages

AvKathryn Kelsey Staples

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

Del 8 i serien Later Medieval Europe

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Beskrivning

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 property. These daughters were provided opportunities to be active economic agents in a world often described as hostile to women. Daughters of London also considers parents’ influence through their bequests to daughters and the visualization of daughters’ household spaces that these bequests allow. By focusing on daughterhood, and particularly urban daughters’ experiences of inheritance, we can refocus the lens through which we see and understand women’s lives in the medieval past

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-03-18
Mått:155 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt:490 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Later Medieval Europe
Antal sidor:212
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004203112

Utforska kategorier

Medeltiden inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Kate Kelsey Staples, Ph.D. (2006) in History, University of Minnesota, is Assistant Professor of History at West Virginia University.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments ... ixList of Figures and Tables ... xiList of Abbreviations ... xiii1: Urban Daughters, their Opportunities, and London Wills ... 1Women, Family, and Inheritance ... 7Daughters and Burgage Tenure in Late Medieval Towns ... 10Wills and Social History ... 13The Husting Wills ... 18Inheriting Opportunity in London: A New Framework ... 302: Testators and their Influence in Late Medieval London ... 33Types of Bequests in the Husting Wills ... 43Conditions Placed on Bequests ... 51The Influence of Gender on Bequests ... 55The Influence of Occupation on Bequests ... 63Conclusions ... 693: Prospects of Power: Inheriting Real Estate and Real Opportunity ... 71Legacies of Real Estate ... 71Types of Inheritance ... 82Presence of Siblings ... 98Change Over Time ... 100Conclusions ... 1094: Envisioning Daughters’ Lives Through Movable Legacies ... 111Money and Annuities ... 114The Legacies of Movable Goods ... 119The Meanings of Goods ... 126Function and Meanings of Domestic Space ... 134Sibling Rivalry? ... 140Change Over Time ... 141Conclusions ... 145Chapter Five: Reinterpreting Daughters’ Economic Power in Late Medieval London ... 147Studying Women and the Economy ... 148Considering Women as Investors and Managers ... 152Concentrating on Women in Urban England ... 158Considering London Women ... 160Thinking Anew About Women’s Experiences ... 164Appendix One: Testators ... 171Appendix Two: Recipients ... 179Bibliography.