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 51
... Eleanor had carefully planned the scenario of the divorce and also knew what she proposed to do next . - As soon as the marriage was dissolved in March 1152 Eleanor travelled at once to Poitiers , leaving her daughters with her divorced ...
... Eleanor had carefully planned the scenario of the divorce and also knew what she proposed to do next . - As soon as the marriage was dissolved in March 1152 Eleanor travelled at once to Poitiers , leaving her daughters with her divorced ...
Page 60
... Eleanor ever forgot or forgave this insult while in France such behaviour towards a crowned queen offended King Louis ' sense of propriety and fuelled Marguerite's partisan passion . Henry and Eleanor travelled to Boulogne in September ...
... Eleanor ever forgot or forgave this insult while in France such behaviour towards a crowned queen offended King Louis ' sense of propriety and fuelled Marguerite's partisan passion . Henry and Eleanor travelled to Boulogne in September ...
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... Eleanor had the gift of twenty - four oaks in 1285 to rebuild a chapel and chamber , which suggests that she proposed to spend more time there . Its location was convenient , only fifteen miles west of Amesbury , the favourite royal ...
... Eleanor had the gift of twenty - four oaks in 1285 to rebuild a chapel and chamber , which suggests that she proposed to spend more time there . Its location was convenient , only fifteen miles west of Amesbury , the favourite royal ...
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