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English Convents in Exile, 1600-1800, Part I, vol 1

Elizabeth Perry author Nicky Hallett author Caroline Bowden author Laurence Lux-Sterritt author Victoria Van Hyning author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:1st Apr '12

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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’ writings from this time form a unique resource.

ISBN: 9781138753143

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 870g

384 pages