Marriage Links for The Taming of the Shrew

“Dominion and Domination of the Gentle Sex: The Lives of Medieval Women” http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/elizabethI.htm
A first person description of how Queen Elizabeth I looked in her court of England.

"Marriage and Family"  http://renaissance.dm.net/compendium/10.html-
A web site that explains how to propose to a bride and the expectations of marriage, the web site also describes how a women become the property of men.  This shows the laws of how a male is the dominant force in the family.

"More Wedding Customs" http://renaissance.dm.net/compendium/62.html A web site that shows the day of the wedding and the customs that are practiced for all weddings.  The web site shows the dowry, the license agreement, how the rings were passed out among the people, and the wedding procession.

“Dominion and Domination of the Gentle Sex: The Lives of Medieval Women” http://library.thinkquest.org/12834/text/visitthecity.html
The web site allows for students to explore women’s roles in the Medieval Period.  The roles of women from the Throne Room, the Apothecary,  and the Marketplace.  Students can get a keen sense of how the women lived and played in those roles. 

 


 

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