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Medieval Family Roles: A Book of Essays
This collection of twelve original essays by European and American scholars, offers some of the latest research in three broad areas of medieval history: marriage, children, and family ties.
262 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 1996
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September 7, 2026
I cannot rate the accuracy of these essays and therefore would not write a review, but for the fact that the very last essay on "Three-Generation Families" by Joel T. Rosenthal was both informative and vibrantly written so that I was thoroughly amused and entertained in his prose. I am too, slightly biased in its favour as the "best of the bunch" due to its topic subject, which only slightly edges out issues of Childbearing, Orphanages and etc, for me. Regardless, I would suggest reading all of these essays if you are at all interested in case studies on medieval family history. As for the quality of the research, I shall leave that to more informed persons to discuss.
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