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An edition of For her good estate (1999)

For her good estate

the life of Elizabeth de Burgh

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"For Her Good Estate recounts the trials and triumphs of a fourteenth-century English noblewoman. Elizabeth de Burgh led a tumultuous early life: an arranged marriage; an abduction leading to a clandestine second marriage; a forced third marriage to a man who died a traitor.

Afterwards, empowered by a vow of chastity to insure her independence, Elizabeth emerged as a capable administrator of her vast estates, a concerned mother and grandmother, a shrewd builder of social and political networks, and a good friend. She expressed her piety by many charitable initiatives, culminating in the foundation of Clare College, Cambridge University, a demonstration of her devotion to God and to learning.

In this first biography of this remarkable woman, Underhill shows how deeply gender issues influenced her life and how admirably Elizabeth rose above them to impact the lives of others."--BOOK JACKET.

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St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Pages
221

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Subjects

Biography, Clare College (University of Cambridge), England, Great Britain, History, Nobility, Women, Women benefactors, Universities and colleges, great britain, Nobility, great britain, Great britain, biography

People

Elizabeth De Burgh (1295-1360)

Places

England, Great Britain

Times

14th century, Middle Ages, 500-1500

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1999, Macmillan Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-213) and index.

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New York
Series
The new Middle Ages
Genre
Biography.

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Dewey Decimal Class
941.03/7092, B
Library of Congress
DA237.D4 U53 1999, HM401-1281

The Physical Object

Pagination
221 p. ;
Number of pages
221

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OL36808M
Internet Archive
forhergoodestate00unde
ISBN 10
0312213557
LCCN
99023067
OCLC/WorldCat
41090646
Library Thing
3197395
Goodreads
1042414

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