The Order of Minoresses in England
Author: Anne Francis Claudine Bourdillon
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Published: 1926
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13:
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The English Province of the Franciscans (1224-c.1350)
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2017-04-03
Total Pages: 526
ISBN-13: 900433162X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume explores the rich diversity of the Franciscan contribution to the life of the order and its ministry throughout England between 1224 and c. 1350. The 21 contributions examine the friars’ impact across the different strata of English society, from the parish churches, the missions, the royal courts and the universities. Friars were ubiquitous in England throughout this period and they participated in various programmes of renewal. Contributors are (in order of appearance) Amanda Power, Philippa M. Hoskin, Jens Röhrkasten, Michael F. Custato, OFM, Michael W. Blastic, OFM, Jean-François Godet-Calogeras, Peter V. Loewen, Lesley Smith, Eleonora Lombardo, Nigel Morgan, Cecilia Panti, Hubert Philipp Weber, Timothy J. Johnson, Mary Beth Ingham, CSJ, Takashi Shogimen, Susan J. Ridyard, Michael J. Haren, Christian Steer, Anna Campbell, and Michael J. P. Robson.
Medieval Literature and Historical Inquiry
Author: David Aers
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780859915557
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHistoricist readings of the politics and ethics exhibited in a range of medieval texts including Chaucer, Malory and the York Corpus Christi plays. Critical historicist readings engage with the politics and ethics of selected medieval texts, addressing a wide range of literature and topics of enquiry: Langland, Chaucer, and the Pearl-poet, Malory and the York Corpus Christi plays; chivalric cultures, their forms of identity and mourning; and the politics, ethics and theology of some of the most fascinating writing in late medieval England. Intended as a tribute to Professor Derek Pearsall, andreflecting his major contribution to medieval literary criticism, they are an important addition to the critical and historical study of the period.DAVID AERS is James B. Duke Professor of English and Professor of Historical Theology at Duke University.
The Mendicant Houses of Medieval London, 1221-1539
Author: Jens Röhrkasten
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 690
ISBN-13: 9783825881177
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe mendicant Orders had a profound impact on urban society, life and culture from the thirteenth century onwards. Being engaged in extensive and ambitious pastoral activities they depended on outside support for their material existence. Their influence extended into ecclesiastical as well as secular affairs, leading to the creation of a network of connections to different social groups and on occasion even an involvement in politics. The role of the mendicants in a medieval capital has not yet been systematically studied. A first attempt to study a city of this scale is here made for London.
Monastic and Religious Orders in Britain, 1000-1300
Author: Janet Burton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1994-01-28
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780521377973
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book traces the development of monasticism in England, Scotland and Wales from the last half century of Anglo-Saxon England to 1300. It explores the nature of the impact of the Norman settlement on monastic life, and how Britain responded to new, European ideas on monastic life. In particular, it examines Britain's response to the needs of religious women. It covers every aspect of the life and work of the religious orders: their daily life, the buildings in which they lived, their contribution to intellectual developments and to the economy. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between religious houses and their founders and patrons. This shows the degree of dependence of religious houses on local patrons. Indeed, one major theme which emerges from the book is the constant tension between the ideals of monastic communities and the demands of the world.
Women of the English Nobility and Gentry, 1066-1500
Author: Jennifer Ward
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2013-01-01
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 1526112892
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile there is increasing interest in the lives of medieval women, the documentary evidence for their activities remains little known. This book provides a collection of sources for an important and influential group of women in medieval England, and examines changes in their role and activities between 1066 and 1500. For most noble and gentry-women, early marriage led to responsibilities for family and household, and, in the absence of their husbands, for the family estates and retainers. Widowhood enabled them to take control of their affairs and to play an independent part in the local community and sometimes further afield. Although many women's lives followed a conventional pattern, great variety existed within family relationships, and individuality can also be seen in religious practices and patronage. Piety could take a number of different forms, whether a woman became a nun, a vowess or a noted philanthropist and benefactor to religious institutions. This volume provides a broad-ranging and accessible coverage of the role of noble women in medieval society. It highlights the significant role played by these women within their families, households, estates and communities.
English Noblewomen in the Later Middle Ages
Author: Jennifer Ward
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-01-14
Total Pages: 203
ISBN-13: 1317899156
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis vivid and pioneering study illuminates the different roles played in late medieval society by noblewomen - the most substantial group of women to survive as individuals in medieval documents. They emerge (despite limited political opportunities) as figures of consequence themselves in a landowning society through estate management in their husbands' frequent absences, and through hospitality, patronage and affinity.
Medieval London Widows, 1300-1500
Author: Caroline Barron
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 1994-07-01
Total Pages: 307
ISBN-13: 0826421822
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMedieval London Widows, 1300-1500 shows that it is possible to expand the repertoire of examples of medieval women with personalities and individuality beyond the well-known triad of Margaret Paston, Margery Kempe and the Wife of Bath. The rich documentation of London records allows these women to speak for themselves. They do so largely through their wills, which themselves exemplify the ability of widows to make choices and to order their lives.
Order and Disorder: The Poor Clares Between Foundation and Reform
Author: Bert Roest
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2013-01-09
Total Pages: 450
ISBN-13: 9004243631
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Order and Disorder: The Poor Clares between Foundation and Reform, Bert Roest provides an up-to-date and comprehensive history of the Poor Clares from their early beginnings until the sixteenth century.
English Nuns and the Law in the Middle Ages
Author: Elizabeth M. Makowski
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 1843837862
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn late medieval England, cloistered nuns, like all substantial property owners, engaged in nearly constant litigation to defend their holdings. They did so using attorneys (proctors), advocates and other ""men of law"" who actually conducted that litigation in the courts of Church and Crown, following the increased professionalism of legal practitioners during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. However, although lawyers were as crucial to the economic vitality of the nunneries as the patrons who endowed them, their role in protecting, augmenting or depleting monastic assets has never been.
