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English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800, Part I, vol 2

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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.

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Product Details
Routledge
1138753157 / 9781138753150
Hardback
01/04/2012
United Kingdom
English
576 pages
156 x 234 mm, 1230 grams