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Jun 28, 2010
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Having just read Women in the Middle Ages [q.v.:], I hope to double my knowledge - or find some contradictions. Whatever, Antonia Fraser always comes well recommended.
Fraser is writing about the 17th century, slightly past the usual definition of the Middle Ages. It's interesting to see the contrasts, in the female life, the historians' different perspectives, and the way they report their findings and conclusions.
Fraser is anecdotal throughout; the individuals' stories took me away from the br ...more
Fraser is writing about the 17th century, slightly past the usual definition of the Middle Ages. It's interesting to see the contrasts, in the female life, the historians' different perspectives, and the way they report their findings and conclusions.
Fraser is anecdotal throughout; the individuals' stories took me away from the br ...more
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