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 107
... responsibility for nuns , but nunneries following the Cistercian rule continued to proliferate . Occasionally they were very grand indeed , such as the foundation at Las Huelgas near Burgos made by Alfonso VIII of Castile and his wife ...
... responsibility for nuns , but nunneries following the Cistercian rule continued to proliferate . Occasionally they were very grand indeed , such as the foundation at Las Huelgas near Burgos made by Alfonso VIII of Castile and his wife ...
Page 125
... responsibility of the bishop to make sure that her maintenance had been arranged . The prospective recluse might have a patron who would be responsible for her upkeep – Henry III was a great patron of recluses and so were some bishops ...
... responsibility of the bishop to make sure that her maintenance had been arranged . The prospective recluse might have a patron who would be responsible for her upkeep – Henry III was a great patron of recluses and so were some bishops ...
Page 145
... responsibility was to see that the children , both boys and girls , went to school and then were apprenticed to a trade where they could make a living . She should refrain from running around town , visiting with gossips , nor should ...
... responsibility was to see that the children , both boys and girls , went to school and then were apprenticed to a trade where they could make a living . She should refrain from running around town , visiting with gossips , nor should ...
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