The English convents in exile, 1600-1800 Volume 1, History writing /
Between 1600 and 1800 around 4,000 Catholic women left England for a life of exile in the convents of France, Flanders, Portugal and America. These closed communities offered religious contemplation and safety, but also provided an environment of concentrated female intellectualism. The nuns' w...
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Bibliographic Details
| Other Authors: |
Bowden, Caroline
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| Format: | Book
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Routledge,
2016
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| Edition: | First edition |
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