A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval LifeDescribes the daily life of noblewomen, nuns, and peasants in feudal England and Europe, looks at the treatment of lepers, beggars, prostitutes, and criminals, and offers brief profiles of prominent medieval women. |
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Page 65
... Charles and Jeanne were crowned . Already married for fourteen years , the queen , now in her mid - twenties , had not yet provided a living heir . Since the Capetian dynasty had finally expired for the lack of male heirs and the Valois ...
... Charles and Jeanne were crowned . Already married for fourteen years , the queen , now in her mid - twenties , had not yet provided a living heir . Since the Capetian dynasty had finally expired for the lack of male heirs and the Valois ...
Page 69
... Charles suffered the first of his spells of madness , which continued and grew more frequent until his death thirty years later , Isabeau's conduct began to deteriorate . While the king's uncles wrangled over the control of the kingdom ...
... Charles suffered the first of his spells of madness , which continued and grew more frequent until his death thirty years later , Isabeau's conduct began to deteriorate . While the king's uncles wrangled over the control of the kingdom ...
Page 263
... Charles the Bald , Holy Roman Emperor , ( d . 877 ) , 12 , 13 Charles IV , Holy Roman Emperor , ( d . 1378 ) , 65 Charles V , k . of France , ( d . 1380 ) , 63 , 65 , 66 , 112 , 231 , 234 , 236 : Coronation Book of , 63 , 65 Charles VI ...
... Charles the Bald , Holy Roman Emperor , ( d . 877 ) , 12 , 13 Charles IV , Holy Roman Emperor , ( d . 1378 ) , 65 Charles V , k . of France , ( d . 1380 ) , 63 , 65 , 66 , 112 , 231 , 234 , 236 : Coronation Book of , 63 , 65 Charles VI ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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