Medieval Family Roles: A Book Of Essays (garland Medieval Casebooks)

This colelction 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. 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. Despite the renown Charlemagne and his court have won, we do not usually bear of St. Charlemagne, or even of St. Alcuin or St. Gisela.