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Nest of Deheubarth was one of the most notorious women of the Middle Ages, mistress of Henry I and many other men, famously beautiful and strong-willed, object of one of the most notorious abduction/elopements of the period and ancestress of one of the most famous dynasties in medieval Ireland, the Fitzgeralds. This volume sheds light on women, gender, imperialism and conquest in the Middle Ages. From it emerges a picture of a woman who, though remarkable, was not exceptional, representative not of a group of victims or pawns in the dramatic transformations of the high Middle Ages but powerful and decisive actors. The book examines beauty, love, sex and marriage and the interconnecting identities of Nest as wife/concubine/mistress, both at the time and in the centuries since her death, when for Welsh writers and other commentators she has proved a powerful symbol. -- .
This is the first study of noblewomen in 12th-century England and
Normandy, and of the ways in which they exercised power. It draws
on a rich mix of evidence to offer an important reconceptualization
of women's role in aristocratic society, and in doing so suggests
new ways of looking at lordship and the ruling elite in the high
middle ages. The book considers a wide range of literary sources
such as chronicles, charters, seals and governmental records to
draw out a detailed picture of noblewomen in the 12th-century
Anglo-Norman realm. It asserts the importance of the lifecycle in
determining the power of these aristocratic women, thereby
demonstrating that the influence of gender on lordship was
profound, complex and varied.
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