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BL
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| Record Number
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971464
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b725834
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| Main Entry
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Underhill, Frances A., (Frances Ann),1929-
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| Title & Author
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For her good estate : : the life of Elizabeth de Burgh /\ Frances A. Underhill.
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| Publication Statement
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Basingstoke :: Macmillan Press,, 1999.
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| Series Statement
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New Middle Ages
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (ix, 221 pages)
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| ISBN
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0312292651
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: 9780312292652
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The Tumultuous Years -- Widowhood and Independence -- Lifestyle and Estates -- Family Ties -- Friends, Allies and Clients -- Piety and Prestige -- Judgements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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| Abstract
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For Her Good Estate recounts the trials and triumphs of a fourteenth-century English noblewoman. Elizabeth de Burgh led a tumultuous early life: an arranged marriage, an abduction leading to a clandestine second marriage, a forced third marriage to a man who died a traitor. Afterwards, empowered by a vow of chastity to insure her independence, Elizabeth emerged as a capable administrator of her vast estates, a concerned mother and grandmother, a shrewd builder of social and political networks, and a good friend. She expressed her piety by many charitable initiatives, culminating in the.
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De Burgh, Elizabeth,1295-1360.
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De Burgh, Elizabeth,1295-1360
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Clare College (University of Cambridge)-- History.
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Clare College (University of Cambridge)
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Nobility-- Great Britain, Biography.
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Women benefactors-- Great Britain, Biography.
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Women-- England-- History-- Middle Ages, 500-1500.
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Nobility.
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Women benefactors.
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Women-- Middle Ages.
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Great Britain, History, 14th century, Biography.
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England.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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941.037092
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| LC Classification
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DA237.D4U53 1999eb
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