Medievalists.net » Pastons http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 What the Paston Letters Tell about Land Owning in the 15th Century England http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/28/what-the-paston-letters-tell-about-land-owning-in-the-15th-century-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/28/what-the-paston-letters-tell-about-land-owning-in-the-15th-century-england/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:55:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=38968 How do the terms on land and manors which appear in the Paston Letters reflect his observation? I pick up several terms relating to the land owning system in the England of Middle Ages and examine their distribution in the letters; i.e. the terms ‘villein, serf, demesne, bond, rent, and tenant.’

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/28/what-the-paston-letters-tell-about-land-owning-in-the-15th-century-england/feed/ 0 Women’s Experiences During the Wars of the Roses http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/04/womens-experiences-during-the-wars-of-the-roses/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/04/womens-experiences-during-the-wars-of-the-roses/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:21:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=37733 This paper will discuss the lived experiences of women of the English nobility and gentry during the period between 1450 and 1485, which covers the end of the Hundred Year's War to the end of the Wars of the Roses.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/04/womens-experiences-during-the-wars-of-the-roses/feed/ 0 English rural life in the fifteenth century http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/17/english-rural-life-in-the-fifteenth-century/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/17/english-rural-life-in-the-fifteenth-century/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:47:27 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=35762 A rare opportunity to know English provincial life in the fifteenth century is afforded in that wonderful collection known as 'The Paston Letters.'

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/17/english-rural-life-in-the-fifteenth-century/feed/ 0 The Hand of the Master: Sexing Paleography in the Paston Letters http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/15/the-hand-of-the-master-sexing-paleography-in-the-paston-letters/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/15/the-hand-of-the-master-sexing-paleography-in-the-paston-letters/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:25:50 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=19692 In this paper I want to explore one of the key assumptions we hold about medieval women's texts in the early and mid-fifteenth centuries, why we hold it, and what we actually can find if we try to pierce the veil of such critical assumptions and get closer to the words these medieval women actually wrote.

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