A Medieval Life: Cecilia Penifader of Brigstock, c. 1295-1344 - Softcover

Bennett, Judith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072903317 ISBN 13: 9780072903317

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 1998

Synopsis

This history of medieval village life is told through the experiences of Cecilia Penifader, a peasant woman who lived on one English manor in the early fourteenth century. This truly unique book offers a wealth of insight into medieval peasant society, bringing many of the characteristics of a time and a people to life. Short and readable, it is an ideal text for undergraduate teaching, suitable for courses in Western civilization, medieval history, women's history, and English history.

About this title

From the Publisher:

A broad study of medieval peasants, medieval women, and a wide variety of medieval institutions with a biographical thread
The court rolls of Brigstock are the source for Cecilia's story. Chapter One describes this primary source in detail and each chapter begins with an entry from these rolls
The final chapter addresses historical approaches. Emphasizing that history involves interpretation as well as fact-finding, it provides students with three different interpretations of the history of Cecilia Penifader and Brigstock.

About the Author:

Judith M. Bennett teaches medieval history and women's history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she is Martha Nell Hardy Distinguished Professor. Educated at Mount Holyoke College, the University of Toronto, and the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, she is the author of numerous books and articles about peasants, women, and families in the Middle Ages. Professor Bennett's research has been supported by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, the National Humanities Center, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and numerous other agencies. She has held lectureships in Australia and England, as well as the United States. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in London, she has held offices in such professional organizations as the Medieval Academy of America, the North American Conference on British Studies, the Coordinating Council for Women in History, and the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians. Professor Bennett has received several awards for her scholarly books and articles, and she is also an acclaimed teacher at UNC-CH, where she has won a top teaching award and is now a fellow of the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0072903317
• ISBN 13: 9780072903317
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160