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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... hand reports she would need to write convincing epic , much less serious history . As well , such a work designed to glorify the emperor as the ideal Christian ruler was not best suited to her mischievous sense of humour . On the other hand ...
... hand reports she would need to write convincing epic , much less serious history . As well , such a work designed to glorify the emperor as the ideal Christian ruler was not best suited to her mischievous sense of humour . On the other hand ...
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... hand , both Louis VII of France and Henry II of England coveted the hand of Eleanor of Aquitaine because she was heiress to an extensive block of southwest France and would bring the rich duchy of Aquitaine to her husband . During these ...
... hand , both Louis VII of France and Henry II of England coveted the hand of Eleanor of Aquitaine because she was heiress to an extensive block of southwest France and would bring the rich duchy of Aquitaine to her husband . During these ...
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... hand when she cried out . Before her labour started she privately begged the knight on her knees that if the Saracens should capture the town he would kill her rather than allow her to be captured - a move with which he agreed and on ...
... hand when she cried out . Before her labour started she privately begged the knight on her knees that if the Saracens should capture the town he would kill her rather than allow her to be captured - a move with which he agreed and on ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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