Joan De Valence: The Life And Influence Of A Thirteenth-century Noblewoman (the New Middle Ages)
by Linda E. Mitchell /
2015 / English / PDF
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Heir to an earldom, and wife and widow of William de Valence
(half-brother of King Henry III), Joan de Valence was an
important actor in the volatile political world of
thirteenth-century England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Yet,
astonishingly, her story of survival, perseverance, and influence
has never been told until now. Joan de Valence: The Life and
Influence of a Thirteenth-Century Noblewoman draws on archival
research, as well as tools of historical analysis and gender
studies, to peel back the layers of this remarkable noblewoman's
life. From her survival of the wars between king and baronage at
mid-century to her life as a widow and magnate of the realm, the
story of Joan de Valance, as Mitchell argues, exemplifies the
range of experiences of noblewomen during the middle ages.
Heir to an earldom, and wife and widow of William de Valence
(half-brother of King Henry III), Joan de Valence was an
important actor in the volatile political world of
thirteenth-century England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Yet,
astonishingly, her story of survival, perseverance, and influence
has never been told until now. Joan de Valence: The Life and
Influence of a Thirteenth-Century Noblewoman draws on archival
research, as well as tools of historical analysis and gender
studies, to peel back the layers of this remarkable noblewoman's
life. From her survival of the wars between king and baronage at
mid-century to her life as a widow and magnate of the realm, the
story of Joan de Valance, as Mitchell argues, exemplifies the
range of experiences of noblewomen during the middle ages.