Women of Mediaeval France

CONTENTS: In the Days of the Capetian Kings Famous Lovers Women in Early Provencal and French Literature Women in the Age of Saint Louis Blanche de Castille as Regent of France The Mother and the Wife of a Saint The Romances of Chivalry and Love Marie de Brabant and Mahaut d'Artois Jeanne de Montfort At the Court of the Mad King Christine de Pisan The Savior of France The Triumph and Martyrdom of Jeanne d'Arc The Rise of the Monarchy Anne de Beaujeu: The Consolidation of the Kingdom At the time of the original publication Pierce Butler, Ph. D., was professor of Tulane University of Louisiana.