Women In Wales
History of women in the United Kingdom covers the social, cultural and political roles of women in Britain over the last two millennia. Medieval Medieval England was a Patriarchy, patriarchal society and the lives of women were heavily influenced by contemporary beliefs about gender and authority. However, the position of women varied according to factors including their social class; whether they were unmarried, married, widowed or remarried; and in which part of the country they lived. Henrietta Leyser argues that women had much informal power in their homes and communities, although they were of officially subordinate to men. She identifies a deterioration the status of women in the Middle Ages, although they retained strong roles in culture and spirituality. Significant gender inequities persisted throughout the period, as women typically had more limited life-choices, access to employment and trade, and legal rights than men. After the Norman invasion, the position of ...
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Hunterian Psalter C
Hunterian may refer to many things named after William Hunter (1718–1783): *Hunterian Collection *Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery * Hunterian Psalter The following are named after his brother, John Hunter (1728–1793): *Hunterian Society *Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons of England *Hunterian Oration Other uses include: *Hunterian transliteration (named after William Wilson Hunter Sir William Wilson Hunter (15 July 18406 February 1900) was a Scottish historian, statistician, a compiler and a member of the Indian Civil Service. He is most known for ''The Imperial Gazetteer of India'' on which he started working in 1869, ...