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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... king's consort and her own personal power . As long as the court was small the queen's opportunities for individual influence could be very great . Adelaide of Maurienne , queen of Louis VI of France ( 1108-37 ) , marked the high tide ...
... king's consort and her own personal power . As long as the court was small the queen's opportunities for individual influence could be very great . Adelaide of Maurienne , queen of Louis VI of France ( 1108-37 ) , marked the high tide ...
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... king had been taken prisoner at Mansourah . She suffered from such nightmares of Saracen attackers that she had an old ... king's ransom , while the queen , still weak from childbirth , took ship for Acre to await Louis ' arrival . 18 ...
... king had been taken prisoner at Mansourah . She suffered from such nightmares of Saracen attackers that she had an old ... king's ransom , while the queen , still weak from childbirth , took ship for Acre to await Louis ' arrival . 18 ...
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... King Philip felt it necessary to hold an inquiry in which Mahaut confronted her accusers . The case fell apart for lack ... king's lion and leopard . He enjoyed minstrels and a tight - rope dancer and played an early form of tennis . His ...
... King Philip felt it necessary to hold an inquiry in which Mahaut confronted her accusers . The case fell apart for lack ... king's lion and leopard . He enjoyed minstrels and a tight - rope dancer and played an early form of tennis . His ...
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