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 153
... Johanna a tavern in West Cheap for her lifetime , and the rest of his rents and tenements to his wife for her lifetime with the usual proviso , ' as long as she remained chaste and unmarried ' . Both bequests ultimately fell to his son ...
... Johanna a tavern in West Cheap for her lifetime , and the rest of his rents and tenements to his wife for her lifetime with the usual proviso , ' as long as she remained chaste and unmarried ' . Both bequests ultimately fell to his son ...
Page 266
... Johanna , 14th c . apprentice and prostitute , 203 Johanna , d . of Richard de Bettoigne , 153 Johanna Hert , 15th c . jeweller , 156 John XXII , pope , ( d . 1334 ) , 117 , 230 John , k . of England , ( d . 1216 ) , 51 , 52 , 79 , 80 ...
... Johanna , 14th c . apprentice and prostitute , 203 Johanna , d . of Richard de Bettoigne , 153 Johanna Hert , 15th c . jeweller , 156 John XXII , pope , ( d . 1334 ) , 117 , 230 John , k . of England , ( d . 1216 ) , 51 , 52 , 79 , 80 ...
Page 269
... Johanna , Marion du Pont Provins , hospital at , 183 punishments for women , 203 , 205 , 205 : pregnancy as exemption , 206 Quedlinburg , abbey of , 33 Radegund , w . of Chlotar and foundress of Ste - Croix , ( d . 587 ) , 5 , 6 , 7-8 ...
... Johanna , Marion du Pont Provins , hospital at , 183 punishments for women , 203 , 205 , 205 : pregnancy as exemption , 206 Quedlinburg , abbey of , 33 Radegund , w . of Chlotar and foundress of Ste - Croix , ( d . 587 ) , 5 , 6 , 7-8 ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
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