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 101
... nuns . He remarks that ' God and all the world esteem the quiet nun who never quits her cloister ' , but he then complains that they were always on the road or in the shops . Even he realised the difficulty of enforcing discipline on ...
... nuns . He remarks that ' God and all the world esteem the quiet nun who never quits her cloister ' , but he then complains that they were always on the road or in the shops . Even he realised the difficulty of enforcing discipline on ...
Page 103
... nuns cnes atnlart le confelle am fner helonysiatelle did so not for love of God , but for love of Abelard , but argument still rages over whether this continued to be her motivation during her long years of convent life . It is ...
... nuns cnes atnlart le confelle am fner helonysiatelle did so not for love of God , but for love of Abelard , but argument still rages over whether this continued to be her motivation during her long years of convent life . It is ...
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... nuns was Marie de France , a daughter of Charles VI , who had been sent there at the age of five , and her cousin , Catherine d'Harcourt . Mentioning these highly aristocratic ladies at Poissy underlines the obvious fact that throughout ...
... nuns was Marie de France , a daughter of Charles VI , who had been sent there at the age of five , and her cousin , Catherine d'Harcourt . Mentioning these highly aristocratic ladies at Poissy underlines the obvious fact that throughout ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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