Ladies-In-Waiting in Medieval England

by Caroline Dunn

Ladies-in-Waiting in Medieval England examines female attendants who served queens and aristocratic women during the late medieval period. Using a unique set of primary source based statistics, Caroline Dunn reveals that the lady-in-waiting was far more than a pretty girl sewing in the queen's chamber while seeking to catch the eye of an eligible bachelor. Ladies-in-waiting witnessed major historical events of the era and were sophisticated players...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009457012
• ISBN13: 9781009457019
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 328 Pages