Alice de Lacy and the role of women in medieval Yorkshire
Dave Weldrake
- Region:
- Yorkshire & Humber
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £50 for talks within West Yorkshire. £50 + travel expenses for all others.
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 9th November 2023
Alice de Lacey was nominally one of the most powerful women in 14th century England. She was a countess in her own right and heir to the de Lacy earldoms. Yet she was the victim of abduction, imprisonment and possibly rape. This talk compares the life of Alice de Lacy with the lives of her contemporaries to investigate the status of women in medieval society.
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I have spent most of my working life in West Yorkshire. At various times I have been a teacher, a historian, and the Education an Outreach Coordinator for the West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service. I now spend my time researching history and folklore topics with a view to bringing them to a wider audience via talks, walks and articles on the internet.
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