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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... French and the English royal houses . Queen Blanche had picked the eldest , Marguerite , as a bride for Louis in 1234 , hoping that such a marriage would further extend French influence into Provence , a territory which the French kings ...
... French and the English royal houses . Queen Blanche had picked the eldest , Marguerite , as a bride for Louis in 1234 , hoping that such a marriage would further extend French influence into Provence , a territory which the French kings ...
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... French , and even a book of fine tales.28 Among the highest rank of the 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 ...
... French , and even a book of fine tales.28 Among the highest rank of the 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 ...
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... French of a Latin military treatise combined with a contemporary work on military law , and above all , her biography of Charles V. That life was commissioned by Charles ' brother , Duke Philip of Burgundy , and was an extraordinary ...
... French of a Latin military treatise combined with a contemporary work on military law , and above all , her biography of Charles V. That life was commissioned by Charles ' brother , Duke Philip of Burgundy , and was an extraordinary ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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