Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 7787
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Hough , Carole
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  • Title: Women and the Law in Seventh-Century England [The author gives a close reading to sections concerning women from four sets of laws (from the Kentish kings AEthelberht I, Hlothhere and Eadric, and Wihtred, and King Ine from Wessex). She concludes in part that the codes take care to specify women's rights and duties. Title note provided by Feminae.].
  • Source: Nottingham Medieval Studies 51, ( 2007): Pages 207 - 230.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Kent, England Law Old English Language Wessex Women's Rights
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  • Geographic Area: British Isles
  • Century: 7
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  • Author's Affiliation: University of Glasgow
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  • Year of Publication: 2007.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 00782122