Nunneries and the Anglo-Saxon Royal Houses
Author:   Barbara Yorke
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9780826460400


Pages:   229
Publication Date:   01 May 2003
Format:   Hardback
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All too often the roles of such women in church and state have been underplayed in conventional ecclesiastical and political histories; this title hopes to restore some of the respect that these powerful women undoubtedly enjoyed in their own lifetimes.

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Author:   Barbara Yorke
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.479kg
ISBN:  

9780826460400


ISBN 10:   0826460402
Pages:   229
Publication Date:   01 May 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction 1. Foundation in the Conversion Period 2. The Late Eighth and Ninth Centuries 3. The Later Nunneries of the West Saxon Royal House 4. Nunneries as Royal Ecclesiastical Foundations 5. Abbesses and Nuns as Members of Royal Houses Conclusion: Nunneries, Royal Families and Power

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Barbara Yorke is Professor of Early Medieval History at King Alfred's College, Winchester. Previous books include Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England (1990) and Wessex in the Early Middle Ages (1995).

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