Ladies of Magna Carta: Women of Influence in Thirteenth Century EnglandMagna Carta clause 39: No man shall be taken, imprisoned, outlawed, banished or in any way destroyed, nor will we proceed against or prosecute him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land. This clause in Magna Carta was in response to the appalling imprisonment and starvation of Matilda de Braose, the wife of one of King John’s barons. Matilda was not the only woman who influenced, or was influenced by, the 1215 Charter of Liberties, now known as Magna Carta. Women from many of the great families of England were affected by the far-reaching legacy of Magna Carta, from their experiences in the civil war and as hostages, to calling on its use to protect their property and rights as widows. Ladies of Magna Carta looks into the relationships – through marriage and blood – of the various noble families and how they were affected by the Barons’ Wars, Magna Carta and its aftermath; the bonds that were formed and those that were broken. Including the royal families of England and Scotland, the Marshals, the Warennes, the Braoses and more, Ladies of Magna Carta focuses on the roles played by the women of the great families whose influences and experiences have reached far beyond the thirteenth century. |
Contents
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Chapter 3 The Fall of the Braose Family | 36 |
Chapter 4 Nicholaa de la Haye | 53 |
Chapter 5 Ela of Salisbury | 72 |
Chapter 6 The Daughters of the Earl Marshal | 85 |
Plate section | 111 |
Chapter 7 The Princesses of Scotland | 111 |
Chapter 12 The Royal Family | 173 |
Chapter 13 Eleanor Countess of Pembroke and Leicester | 192 |
The Enduring Legacy of Magna Carta | 209 |
The 1215 Magna Carta | 211 |
Enforcers of Magna Carta The TwentyFive | 225 |
The Charter of the Forest 1217 | 227 |
Notes | 232 |
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Ladies of Magna Carta: Women of Influence in Thirteenth Century England Sharon Bennett Connolly No preview available - 2022 |
Ladies of Magna Carta: Women of Influence in Thirteenth Century England Sharon Bennett Connolly No preview available - 2020 |
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