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 83
... Isabella , her children , and her widowed 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 ...
... Isabella , her children , and her widowed 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 ...
Page 84
... Isabella's deputy at the exchequer . Adam improved the machinery of collection of her revenues , but was not above such nefarious practices as confiscating charters or tearing off their authenticating seals . Isabella seems to have been ...
... Isabella's deputy at the exchequer . Adam improved the machinery of collection of her revenues , but was not above such nefarious practices as confiscating charters or tearing off their authenticating seals . Isabella seems to have been ...
Page 105
... Isabella of Lancaster had all entered the community they encouraged royal gifts and accumulated lands and privileges . Such royal patronage also increased the number of nuns to 177 in 1317 . Isabella of Lancaster suggests the life led ...
... Isabella of Lancaster had all entered the community they encouraged royal gifts and accumulated lands and privileges . Such royal patronage also increased the number of nuns to 177 in 1317 . Isabella of Lancaster suggests the life led ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
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