J.M. Roberts Flashcards
1
Q
It is not easy to speak with certainty of all aspects of Christian life in the Middle Ages…
A
As religious history is liable to forgery
2
Q
By 1300 it is likely that household servants in England were…
A
Recruited and paid as free labour, and probably a third or so of the peasants as well
3
Q
Practical, legal, and personal freedom was much greater for men than…
A
Women, whether they were of noble or common blood they suffered from important legal disabilities
4
Q
There were theoretical elements in the subjection of women, there were…
A
- women were seen as the origin of man’s fall and standing temptation
- the churches traditionally hostile stance towards women
5
Q
The church offered women the only respectable alternative for…
A
Domesticity, in nunneries and convents
6
Q
Women didn’t live as long as men because…
A
High mortality rates and frequent confinement
