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 93
... later with King John himself . The friendship between Elizabeth de Burgh and Marie was very real despite the almost ten years difference in age , for their interests and pattern of life coincided to a considerable degree . There are ...
... later with King John himself . The friendship between Elizabeth de Burgh and Marie was very real despite the almost ten years difference in age , for their interests and pattern of life coincided to a considerable degree . There are ...
Page 120
... later , the artist Dürer , attending a religious procession in Antwerp in 1520 , mentioned the presence of a large troop of widows , many of high estate , who kept themselves by the work of their hands and lived by a special rule.27 ...
... later , the artist Dürer , attending a religious procession in Antwerp in 1520 , mentioned the presence of a large troop of widows , many of high estate , who kept themselves by the work of their hands and lived by a special rule.27 ...
Page 227
... later Henry III granted 5s towards the funeral expenses of the singer Lorea . Mahaut d'Artois rewarded a woman who sang for her at Christmas 1319 , and also had a woman who played the organs , while her grand - daughter , a princess of ...
... later Henry III granted 5s towards the funeral expenses of the singer Lorea . Mahaut d'Artois rewarded a woman who sang for her at Christmas 1319 , and also had a woman who played the organs , while her grand - daughter , a princess of ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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