E. I. Kouri and Jens E. Olesen, eds, <i>The Cambridge History of Scandinavia: Volume II, 1520–1870</i>

Persson, Mathias

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“…For the medieval period, these botanical observations are complemented by documentary, architectural and archaeological research. It is slowly becoming established as a novel way to gain insights into past communities’ growing or cultivation practices, as well as potential medicinal and dietary concerns (Connolly 1994; Farstadvoll 2018; Persson 2014; Solberg et al 2013; Synott 1979). Castles and historic towns are a recurrent focus.…”

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Tending the ‘Contested’ Castle Garden: Sowing Seeds of Feminist Thought

Dempsey

2021

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Medieval women are typically portrayed as secluded, passive agents within castle studies. Although the garden is regarded as associated with women there has been little exploration of this space within medieval archaeology. In this paper, a new methodological framework is used to demonstrate how female agency can be explored in the context of the lived experience of the medieval garden. In particular, this study adopts a novel approach by focusing on relict plants at some medieval castles in Britain and Ireland. Questions are asked about the curation of these plants and the associated social practices of elite women, including their expressions of material piety, during the later medieval period. This provides a way of questioning the ‘sacrality’ of medieval gardening which noblewomen arguably used as a devotional practice and as a means to further their own bodily agency through sympathetic medicine.

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Tending the ‘Contested’ Castle Garden: Sowing Seeds of Feminist Thought

Dempsey

2021

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E. I. Kouri and Jens E. Olesen, eds, The Cambridge History of Scandinavia: Volume II, 1520–1870

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Tending the ‘Contested’ Castle Garden: Sowing Seeds of Feminist Thought

Tending the ‘Contested’ Castle Garden: Sowing Seeds of Feminist Thought

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