Early Medieval Britain: everything you wanted to know
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Women's Autonomy in the Early Medieval Period
Women's autonomy was pretty limited in early mediaeval Britain. One answer on how you would get on and blend in would be to get married. A educated eletue women had the option of entering a nunnery or taking on a life of religious devotion within a rich household er. If you wanted to get on as an independent woman, my advice would be to capitalize on or your knowledge of future times. I think that would have set you up very well. rore nasmith.
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