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 58
... Marguerite of Provence was a courageous and passionate woman . She bore Louis eleven children , three of them during his crusade and under difficult conditions . Joinville describes the distraught queen in the last stages of pregnancy ...
... Marguerite of Provence was a courageous and passionate woman . She bore Louis eleven children , three of them during his crusade and under difficult conditions . Joinville describes the distraught queen in the last stages of pregnancy ...
Page 80
... Marguerite of Flanders and Isabella de Fortibus , countess of Aumale and Devon , can serve as lively examples of the outstanding women who exercised power during those years on either side of the Channel . Marguerite was the younger of ...
... Marguerite of Flanders and Isabella de Fortibus , countess of Aumale and Devon , can serve as lively examples of the outstanding women who exercised power during those years on either side of the Channel . Marguerite was the younger of ...
Page 81
... Marguerite as ' another Medea ' who was responsible for the death of good knights . He even quotes her as replying to John d'Avesnes ' offer with a vigorous blast , ' Sacrifice them , truculent meat - eater , and devour one of them ...
... Marguerite as ' another Medea ' who was responsible for the death of good knights . He even quotes her as replying to John d'Avesnes ' offer with a vigorous blast , ' Sacrifice them , truculent meat - eater , and devour one of them ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
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