Elisabeth van Houts, Honorary Professor in European Medieval History, University of Cambridge

Elisabeth van Houts was born in the Netherlands. She received her doctorate from the University of Groningen (Netherlands) in 1982. Since 1984, she has lived and worked in Cambridge where she teaches medieval history,and has been a Fellow of Emmanuel College since 1997. The University of Cambridge awarded her a DLitt (a higher doctorate) in 2001 and the title of Honorary Professor in European Medieval History in 2011.

van Houts has published widely on Anglo-Norman history, the history of women and gender, and medieval historiography and memory.

"Married Life in the Middle Ages shows itself as a book capable of carrying out two missions: that of giving a new general vision of medieval marriage and providing numerous ideas for specialized studies." -- Fabrizio De Falco, Storicamente

"this is a book that deserves to be read by a wide audience: it has important messages for many medievalists." -- Julia Barrow, Speculum

"This is an elegantly written and significant book; everyone who is interested in medieval marriage should read it." -- Charles Donahue, Jr, Journal of Ecclesiastical History

"Married Life in the Middle Ages, 900-1300 is an important book for any scholar investigating marriage. While no one book can provide a completely comprehensive view of marriage in the medieval world, this one comes admirably close...Engagingly written, van Houts' study of medieval marriage is a must-read for anyone interested in the social history of the Middle Ages." -- Professirt Amy Livingstone, Wittenberg University, Reviews in History