Browsing 2020 UMKC Theses - Freely Available Online by Thesis Department "History (UMKC)"
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Eleanor of Provence: Virago
(2020)Queen Eleanor of Provence, wife to King III and mother to King Edward I lived and reigned in the thirteenth century. Contemporary chroniclers maligned her as both a foreign presence in England and a controlling wife who ... -
From the King’s Will to the Law of the Land: English Forest Litigation in the Curia Regis Rolls, 1199-1243
(2019)While regulations governing the use of Medieval English land and game previously existed, William I implemented a distinct Anglo-Norman version of forest law after the Norman Conquest in 1066. Forests as a legal term, ... -
Great Expectations: Women's Help Wanted Ads In Kansas City, 1920-1936
(2021)The question of the nature of women’s paid work has been a frequent point of historical inquiry. Using a source previously only tapped quantitatively, this paper seeks to expand our understanding of how women’s employment ... -
Strategic Mourning: America's Journey After the Death of George Washington
(2020)This thesis examines the eulogies delivered after the death of George Washington in 1799, identifying themes in the texts and motivations of the authors. The death of the first president occurred during a series of national ...