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A Poisoned Past: The Life and Times of Margarida de Portu, a Fourteenth-Century Accused Poisoner
Steven Bednarski
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Description for A Poisoned Past: The Life and Times of Margarida de Portu, a Fourteenth-Century Accused Poisoner
Paperback. This is the story of Margarida de Portu, a fourteenth-century French medieval woman accused of poisoning her husband to death. Series: Thinking Historically. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 344.
This is the story of Margarida de Portu, a fourteenth-century French medieval woman accused of poisoning her husband to death. As Bednarski points out, the story is important not so much for what it tells us about Margarida but for how it illuminates a past world. Through the depositions and accusations made in court, the reader learns much about medieval women, female agency, kin networks, solidarity, sex, sickness, medicine, and law. Unlike most histories, this book does not remove the author from the analysis. Rather, it lays bare the working methods of the historian. Throughout his tale, Bednarski skillfully weaves ... Read more
This is the story of Margarida de Portu, a fourteenth-century French medieval woman accused of poisoning her husband to death. As Bednarski points out, the story is important not so much for what it tells us about Margarida but for how it illuminates a past world. Through the depositions and accusations made in court, the reader learns much about medieval women, female agency, kin networks, solidarity, sex, sickness, medicine, and law. Unlike most histories, this book does not remove the author from the analysis. Rather, it lays bare the working methods of the historian. Throughout his tale, Bednarski skillfully weaves ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Thinking Historically
Condition
New
Weight
343g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442604773
SKU
V9781442604773
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About Steven Bednarski
Steven Bednarski is Associate Professor in the Department of History at St. Jerome's University in the University of Waterloo. He is the author of Curia: A Social History of a Provencal Criminal Court in the Fourteenth Century (2013).
Reviews for A Poisoned Past: The Life and Times of Margarida de Portu, a Fourteenth-Century Accused Poisoner
This book attempts to serve two purposes: tell the story of Margarida de Portu and teach university students about microhistory. Bednarski has achieved both these goals with a well-told tale, useful pedagogical queries and suggestions, and appropriate documentation to support the arguments.
Mediaevistik With A Poisoned Past, Bednarski has written a book that is engaging, entertaining, and learned. His ... Read more
Mediaevistik With A Poisoned Past, Bednarski has written a book that is engaging, entertaining, and learned. His ... Read more