Katherine L French: 4 books
The People of the Parish
Community Life in a Late Medieval English Diocese
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012
The parish, the lowest level of hierarchy in the medieval church, was the shared responsibility of the laity and the clergy. Most Christians were baptized, went to confession, were married, and were buried in the parish church or churchyard; in addition, business, legal settlements, sociability, and...
The Good Women of the Parish
Gender and Religion After the Black Death
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
There was immense social and economic upheaval between the Black Death and the English Reformation, and contemporary writers often blamed this upheaval on immorality, singling out women's behavior for particular censure. Late medieval moral treatises and sermons increasingly connected good behavior...
The Ties that Bind
Essays in Medieval British History in Honor of Barbara Hanawalt
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
This collection of essays, whose title echoes that of her most well-known book, celebrates the career of Barbara A. Hanawalt, emerita George III Professor of British Studies at The Ohio State University. The volume's contents -- ranging from politics to family histories, from intimate portraits to...
THE GOLDEN BOOK OF WORLD'S GREATEST MYSTERIES – 60+ Detective Stories, Whodunit Tales, Suspense, Occult & Supernatural Stories in One Premium Volume (Mystery & Crime Anthology)
The World's Finest Mysteries by the World's Greatest Authors: The Purloined Letter, A Scandal in Bohemia, The Safety Match, The Black Hand, The Rope of Fear, Number 13, The Birth-Mark…
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
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