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1215Magna Carta
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1220A medieval death
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1225Laws of Forests
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1235Illustrated Tiger and a Knight
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1240Medieval illuminator
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1245Early English Song
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1250Matthew Paris's Map of Britain
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1250Medieval Bestiary
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1260Decorated initial with musicians
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1261Chronicle of Mann
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1265Medieval world map
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1275A medieval siren
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1280French Hebrew Manuscript
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1290Expulsion of Jews
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1291Surviving book of Jewish Law
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1295Women in power
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Intro
Not all women in medieval society were oppressed and subservient to men. Some medieval women exercised great power. In the church, women could hold positions of immense responsibility as abbesses of convents. In some instances, such as monasteries that housed communities of men and women, the abbess were in fact superior to the monks.
Shelfmark: YT 11 f.6v
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