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 214
... chronicler Knighton reports one case of a mother in London who taught her only daughter to celebrate mass in this fashion and built an altar in a secret cubicle of the house for the purpose . This went on for some time until the mother ...
... chronicler Knighton reports one case of a mother in London who taught her only daughter to celebrate mass in this fashion and built an altar in a secret cubicle of the house for the purpose . This went on for some time until the mother ...
Page 268
... chronicler , 55 , 61 , 80-81 , 223 , 226 , 227 , 228 Maubuisson , Cistercian abbey , 55 , 85 , 88 Maud of Lancaster , 14th c . widow , recluse and nun , 128 Mechtild of Hackeborn , 13th c . nun and mystic , 133 , 134 , 223 : Book of ...
... chronicler , 55 , 61 , 80-81 , 223 , 226 , 227 , 228 Maubuisson , Cistercian abbey , 55 , 85 , 88 Maud of Lancaster , 14th c . widow , recluse and nun , 128 Mechtild of Hackeborn , 13th c . nun and mystic , 133 , 134 , 223 : Book of ...
Page 271
... chronicler , 48 , 49 William of Pagula , 14th c . theologian , 25 William of Puylaurens , 13th c . chronicler , 211 William Pykemyle , 14th c . felon , 96 William Walworth , 14th c . London alderman , 156 wills , individual , see Alice ...
... chronicler , 48 , 49 William of Pagula , 14th c . theologian , 25 William of Puylaurens , 13th c . chronicler , 211 William Pykemyle , 14th c . felon , 96 William Walworth , 14th c . London alderman , 156 wills , individual , see Alice ...
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