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Souls under siege : stories of war, plague, and confession in fourteenth-century Provence /

"Between 1343 and 1363, people in Europe endured two waves of plague and surging mercenary violence. Plague killed an estimated 1/3 of the population while tens of thousands of mercenaries fought in the Hundred Years War, raiding and occupying towns during lulls. This book shows that many peopl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Archambeau, Nicole (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2021.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Telling stories of danger in fourteenth-century Provence
  • Bertranda Bertomieua and the death of King Robert of Naples, 1343
  • Bishop Philippe Cabassole and the "War of the Seneschals," 1348-1349
  • Master Nicolau Laurens and the mercenary invasion of 1357-1358
  • Lady Andrea Raymon and the great companies, 1361
  • Master Durand Andree and the sacrament of penance as a moment of danger
  • Sister Resens de Insula and the desire for certainty
  • Lord Giraud de Simiana and the health of body and soul.