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 78
... bishop of Le Mans , flattered by Baudri de Bourgueil in a lengthy and highly ornamented Latin poem . Baudri was a versifier , an abbot whose ambitions to be a bishop might , he felt , be aided by the countess's favour . His poem is ...
... bishop of Le Mans , flattered by Baudri de Bourgueil in a lengthy and highly ornamented Latin poem . Baudri was a versifier , an abbot whose ambitions to be a bishop might , he felt , be aided by the countess's favour . His poem is ...
Page 128
... bishop and the local vicar . By 1322 , when she is referred to as Katherine de Audeley , recluse of Ledbury , she ... Bishop Gray of Lincoln commissioned the abbot of Thornton to deal with her request . The bishop had heard that : she ...
... bishop and the local vicar . By 1322 , when she is referred to as Katherine de Audeley , recluse of Ledbury , she ... Bishop Gray of Lincoln commissioned the abbot of Thornton to deal with her request . The bishop had heard that : she ...
Page 160
... bishop several days work a year in his garden as part of their customary service . Leeks , peas , and beans were ... bishop's spades and had to be provided with new ones . Although there is no record of how much Juliana earned , she must ...
... bishop several days work a year in his garden as part of their customary service . Leeks , peas , and beans were ... bishop's spades and had to be provided with new ones . Although there is no record of how much Juliana earned , she must ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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