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 77
... mother's almost monastic piety , and emphasised as most unusual that she would not let her children be nursed by anyone else , but absorbed their mother's goodness with her milk . This practice was not general in the upper classes , but ...
... mother's almost monastic piety , and emphasised as most unusual that she would not let her children be nursed by anyone else , but absorbed their mother's goodness with her milk . This practice was not general in the upper classes , but ...
Page 83
... mother lived together at Burstwick , the administrative centre of the estates . When her only brother , now earl of Devon , died without children in 1262 , Isabella inherited his title and his lands which included the whole of the Isle ...
... mother lived together at Burstwick , the administrative centre of the estates . When her only brother , now earl of Devon , died without children in 1262 , Isabella inherited his title and his lands which included the whole of the Isle ...
Page 185
... mother . This laudable practice does not seem to have been transferred to the rest of Europe . Three weeks was the normal hospital stay after childbirth but it was not uncommon for poor mothers to slip away furtively , leaving their ...
... mother . This laudable practice does not seem to have been transferred to the rest of Europe . Three weeks was the normal hospital stay after childbirth but it was not uncommon for poor mothers to slip away furtively , leaving their ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
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