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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... daughter , two years later . Sanchia , the third daughter , became the second wife of Henry's brother , Earl Richard of Cornwall . The French influence became predominant when Louis ' youngest brother , Charles of Anjou , married the ...
... daughter , two years later . Sanchia , the third daughter , became the second wife of Henry's brother , Earl Richard of Cornwall . The French influence became predominant when Louis ' youngest brother , Charles of Anjou , married the ...
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... daughter and heir , Countess Elizabeth de Burgh , was left the equipment , seed , and animals from the manors which now passed to her . The younger grand - daughters got a supply of valuable plate and an elegant bed each as assets for ...
... daughter and heir , Countess Elizabeth de Burgh , was left the equipment , seed , and animals from the manors which now passed to her . The younger grand - daughters got a supply of valuable plate and an elegant bed each as assets for ...
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... daughter Juliana his brewery in the London parish of St. Botolph for her lifetime . Some forty years earlier Simon of Canterbury , a London carpenter , had left his wife a brewery for life but also bequeathed his daughter Alice a house ...
... daughter Juliana his brewery in the London parish of St. Botolph for her lifetime . Some forty years earlier Simon of Canterbury , a London carpenter , had left his wife a brewery for life but also bequeathed his daughter Alice a house ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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