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 41
... importance of education for his daughter . When she was left a widow at twenty - five with three young children and a ... important women . However , Christine extended the range from which she drew her examples , including her own ...
... importance of education for his daughter . When she was left a widow at twenty - five with three young children and a ... important women . However , Christine extended the range from which she drew her examples , including her own ...
Page 98
... important to bear in mind that social class also determined the kind of religious life open to them . The early nunneries were explicitly founded by kings or nobles for their own relatives and those of like status , so that the nuns ...
... important to bear in mind that social class also determined the kind of religious life open to them . The early nunneries were explicitly founded by kings or nobles for their own relatives and those of like status , so that the nuns ...
Page 153
... important commercial centres had their own methods of regulating the trades within their walls . In Toulouse , where the process began early , control rested in the hands of the city officials , rather than a royal official or the trade ...
... important commercial centres had their own methods of regulating the trades within their walls . In Toulouse , where the process began early , control rested in the hands of the city officials , rather than a royal official or the trade ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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