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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... brother , building a number of new fortified towns , of which Warwick and Stafford were the most important . She fought in Wales , led her own troops in the capture of Derby and received the peaceful submission of Leicester . Before her ...
... brother , building a number of new fortified towns , of which Warwick and Stafford were the most important . She fought in Wales , led her own troops in the capture of Derby and received the peaceful submission of Leicester . Before her ...
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... brother , Earl Richard of Cornwall . The French influence became predominant when Louis ' youngest brother , Charles of Anjou , married the youngest daughter , Beatrice , after her father's death and when his will had named her as the ...
... brother , Earl Richard of Cornwall . The French influence became predominant when Louis ' youngest brother , Charles of Anjou , married the youngest daughter , Beatrice , after her father's death and when his will had named her as the ...
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... brother Eustace , merely count of Boulogne , because he once had milk from an outsider . The baby had been howling ... brothers.8 Although twelfth century noble families were firmly attached to their territorial power base , they looked ...
... brother Eustace , merely count of Boulogne , because he once had milk from an outsider . The baby had been howling ... brothers.8 Although twelfth century noble families were firmly attached to their territorial power base , they looked ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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