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Books About Medieval Women Particularly in England

Sorry, but there is an obvious bias towards England and noblewomen/queens because that is what I have read. I would love to read more about the peasantry and nuns and townswomen. Hope you enjoy this list. Some of these books are "popular" history and others I read for university. A few titles do not focus on women alone.
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Medieval Women: Social History of Women in England 450-1500 (Henrietta Leyser)
Medieval Women: Social History of Women in England 450-1500
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Henrietta Leyser
Women in the Viking Age (Judith Jesch)
Women in the Viking Age
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Judith Jesch
Women in Early Medieval Europe: 400-1100 (Lisa M. Bitel)
Women in Early Medieval Europe: 400-1100
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Lisa M. Bitel
Women in Dark Age and Early Medieval Europe C.500-1200 (Helen M. Jewell)
Women in Dark Age and Early Medieval Europe C.500-1200
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Helen M. Jewell
Women in Late Medieval and Reformation Europe 1200-1500 (Helen M. Jewell)
Women in Late Medieval and Reformation Europe 1200-1500
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Helen M. Jewell
Women in Medieval Europe (Jennifer Ward)
Women in Medieval Europe
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Jennifer Ward
Women in England in the Middle Ages (Jennifer Ward)
Women in England in the Middle Ages
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Jennifer Ward
Medieval Women (Eileen Power)
Medieval Women
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Eileen Power
The Fourth Estate: A History of Women in the Middle Ages (Shulamith Shahar)
The Fourth Estate: A History of Women in the Middle Ages
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Shulamith Shahar
Women in Medieval Life (Margaret Wade Labarge)
Women in Medieval Life
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Margaret Wade Labarge
Women in Medieval English Society (Mavis E. Mate)
Women in Medieval English Society
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Mavis E. Mate
Jewish Women in the Medieval World: 500–1500 CE (Sarah Ifft Decker)
Jewish Women in the Medieval World: 500–1500 CE
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Sarah Ifft Decker
Young Medieval Women (Edited by Katherine J Lewis)
Young Medieval Women
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Edited by Katherine J Lewis
Medieval Maidens: Young Women and Gender in England, C.1270-C.1540 (Kim M. Phillips)
Medieval Maidens: Young Women and Gender in England, C.1270-C.1540
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Kim M. Phillips
The Cultural Patronage of Medieval Women (June Hall McCash)
The Cultural Patronage of Medieval Women
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June Hall McCash
Women, Work, and Life Cycle in a Medieval Economy: Women in York and Yorkshire C.1300-1520 (P.J.P. Goldberg)
Women, Work, and Life Cycle in a Medieval Economy: Women in York and Yorkshire C.1300-1520
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P.J.P. Goldberg
Women in Medieval England (Lynda Telford)
Women in Medieval England
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Lynda Telford
Heroines of the Medieval World (Sharon Bennett Connolly)
Heroines of the Medieval World
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Sharon Bennett Connolly
Peace-Weavers and Shield Maidens: Women in Early English Society (Kathleen Herbert)
Peace-Weavers and Shield Maidens: Women in Early English Society
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Kathleen Herbert
The Showings of Julian of Norwich (Julian of Norwich)
The Showings of Julian of Norwich
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Julian of Norwich
The Book of Margery Kempe (Margery Kempe)
The Book of Margery Kempe
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Margery Kempe
The Lais of Marie De France (Marie De France)
The Lais of Marie De France
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Marie De France
The Book of the City of Ladies (Christine De Pizan)
The Book of the City of Ladies
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Christine De Pizan
The Treasure of the City of Ladies (Christine De Pizan)
The Treasure of the City of Ladies
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Christine De Pizan
Selected Writings: Hildegard of Bingen (Hildegard of Bingen)
Selected Writings: Hildegard of Bingen
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Hildegard of Bingen
The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Women's Writing (David John Wallace)
The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Women's Writing
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David John Wallace
The Life-Cycle in Western Europe (Deborah Youngs)
The Life-Cycle in Western Europe
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Deborah Youngs
The Meanings of Sex Difference in the Middle Ages (Joan Cadden)
The Meanings of Sex Difference in the Middle Ages
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Joan Cadden
Holy Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women (Caroline Walker Bynum)
Holy Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women
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Caroline Walker Bynum
English Noblewomen in the Later Middle Ages (Jennifer C Ward)
English Noblewomen in the Later Middle Ages
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Jennifer C Ward
The Lady in Medieval England (Peter Coss)
The Lady in Medieval England
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Peter Coss
Queens Consort (Lisa Hilton)
Queens Consort
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Lisa Hilton
Medieval Queenship (John C. Parsons)
Medieval Queenship
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John C. Parsons
She Wolves (Helen Castor)
She Wolves
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Helen Castor
Queenship in Medieval Europe (Theresa Earenfight)
Queenship in Medieval Europe
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Theresa Earenfight
Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule (Katherine Pangonis)
Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule
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Katherine Pangonis
Women in Purple (Judith Herrin)
Women in Purple
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Judith Herrin
Queen Emma and Queen Edith (Pauline Stafford)
Queen Emma and Queen Edith
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Pauline Stafford
Queen of the Conqueror: The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I (Tracy Borman)
Queen of the Conqueror: The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I
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Tracy Borman
Adela of Blois: Countess and Lord (C.1067-1137) (Kimberley A. Loprete)
Adela of Blois: Countess and Lord (C.1067-1137)
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Kimberley A. Loprete
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