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Presents a compelling and fascinating picture of leadership within English nunneries. (...) A significant contribution to the study of female monastic leadership. An extremely well-researched book. ECCLESIASTICAL LAW JOURNAL Offers much insight. SOUTHERN HISTORY (Includes) important information and analysis well beyond the scope of the title (and) manages to build a coherent picture of how varied the conditions of nunneries were in the given period. REVIEWS IN HISTORY There is a wealth of detail in Spear's book that adds considerably to our picture of medieval nunnery superiors and their institutions. A satisfyingly detailed study of medieval English nunnery leaders. PARERGON

Presents a compelling and fascinating picture of leadership within English nunneries. (...) A significant contribution to the study of female monastic leadership. An extremely well-researched book. ECCLESIASTICAL LAW JOURNALOffers much insight. SOUTHERN HISTORY(Includes) important information and analysis well beyond the scope of the title (and) manages to build a coherent picture of how varied the conditions of nunneries were in the given period. REVIEWS IN HISTORY

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Valerie G. Spear is a Visiting Fellow at Australian National University, Australia.

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