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 89
... Elizabeth de Burgh was as great a lady in England as Mahaut d'Artois in France and had an almost equally strenuous life . She was the grand - daughter of Edward I through her mother , Joan of Acre , and one of the family of three ...
... Elizabeth de Burgh was as great a lady in England as Mahaut d'Artois in France and had an almost equally strenuous life . She was the grand - daughter of Edward I through her mother , Joan of Acre , and one of the family of three ...
Page 203
... Elizabeth used to provide space in her own house for this purpose , hiring her girls out at a sum she and the man decided on and which Elizabeth kept for herself , and also sending them out on the same errand . One night in May Johanna ...
... Elizabeth used to provide space in her own house for this purpose , hiring her girls out at a sum she and the man decided on and which Elizabeth kept for herself , and also sending them out on the same errand . One night in May Johanna ...
Page 264
... Elizabeth , 15th c . goldsmith's widow , 148 Elizabeth , 14th c . w . of Sir John de Lue , 147 Elizabeth de Burgh , Lady of Clare , ( d . 1360 ) , 85 , 89–92 , 93 , 114 , 128 : charities , 90-92 : Clare College , 91-92 , 93 : will , 92 ...
... Elizabeth , 15th c . goldsmith's widow , 148 Elizabeth , 14th c . w . of Sir John de Lue , 147 Elizabeth de Burgh , Lady of Clare , ( d . 1360 ) , 85 , 89–92 , 93 , 114 , 128 : charities , 90-92 : Clare College , 91-92 , 93 : will , 92 ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
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