Frances A Underhill

Broschiertes Buch

For Her Good Estate

The Life of Elizabeth de Burgh, Lady of Clare

Beschreibung

Life of a spirited C14th noblewoman who lived through adversity and imprisonment, civil wars and plague. She became a shrewd philanthropist, patron of a Cambridge college and of all the arts, at a time of intellectual ferment and artistic magnificence.

Autor

Frances A. Underhill taught medieval history at the University of Richmond for twenty-eight years and was Professor of History, Emerita, from 1991 until her death in 2017. She loved teaching and interacting with students, and received the Distinguished Educator Award three times. 'For Her Good Estate' reflects Professor Underhill's fascination with Elizabeth, a complex and evolving woman, and how her devotion, determination, expanding vision and purposeful creativity produced an intellectual legacy that has endured for centuries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Moonwort Press
• Seitenzahl: 372
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 699g
• ISBN-13: 9781916376809
• ISBN-10: 1916376800
• Artikelnr.: 60640271