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1215Magna Carta
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1220A medieval death
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1235Illustrated Tiger and a Knight
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1240Medieval illuminator
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1245Medieval English Song
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1250Matthew Paris's Map of Britain
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1260Decorated initial with musicians
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1280French Hebrew Manuscript
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1290Expulsion of Jews
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1295Cistercian nuns
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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 abbesses were in fact superior to the monks.
Shelfmark: Yates Thompson MS 11 f.6v.
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