Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 7898
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Cullum , P. H.
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  • Title: Vowesses and Female Lay Piety in the Province of York, 1300-1530
  • Source: Northern History 32, ( 1996): Pages 21 - 41.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Chastity Gentry Lay Piety Vowesses Widows Wills Women in Religion Yorkshire, East Riding, England
  • Award Note:
  • Geographic Area: British Isles
  • Century: 14- 15- 16
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  • Table: Two tables. Table one presents the numbers of licenses to veil and records of vows taken by decade, 1311-1526. Table two records the interval between the probate of the husband's will and the license to veil.
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  • Author's Affiliation: University of Huddersfield
  • Conference Info: - , -
  • Year of Publication: 1996.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: Not Available