Medievalists.net » Lady of Mercia http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 All the Queen’s Men: Perceptions of Women in Power http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/05/all-the-queen%e2%80%99s-men-perceptions-of-women-in-power/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/05/all-the-queen%e2%80%99s-men-perceptions-of-women-in-power/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:09:20 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=25013 All the Queen’s Men: Perceptions of Women in Power Burkett, Mona Master’s Thesis, University of Minnesota, (2009) Abstract Throughout the middle Ages, women were in a subordinate position to their male counterparts. At the same time, however, they could also hold positions of authority that conferred power. This paradox, women who were both weak and […]

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