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 138
... English links with Birgitta continued throughout the fifteenth century at all social levels . An English cardinal , Adam of Easton , a Benedictine monk from Norwich , knew and admired Birgitta during his years in Rome . He became her ...
... English links with Birgitta continued throughout the fifteenth century at all social levels . An English cardinal , Adam of Easton , a Benedictine monk from Norwich , knew and admired Birgitta during his years in Rome . He became her ...
Page 223
... English nuns were not distinguished authors , they had a better reputa- tion in other artistic fields . Christina of Markyate embroidered a mitre and sandals for her friend Abbot Geoffrey of St. Albans to send to the newly elected English ...
... English nuns were not distinguished authors , they had a better reputa- tion in other artistic fields . Christina of Markyate embroidered a mitre and sandals for her friend Abbot Geoffrey of St. Albans to send to the newly elected English ...
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... English nobility French still seems to have been the most popular language . This was not as true further down the social ladder where English also appears . Lady Alice West in 1395 left all her books in Latin , English , and French to ...
... English nobility French still seems to have been the most popular language . This was not as true further down the social ladder where English also appears . Lady Alice West in 1395 left all her books in Latin , English , and French to ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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