English Convents in Exile, 1600-1800, Part II |
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| General Editor:
| Bowden, Caroline |
| Volume Editor:
| Daemen-de Gelder, Katrien
Kelly, James E.
Mangion, Carmen M. |
| Assisted by:
| Williams, Richard G.
Questier, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78144-550-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Pickering & Chatto Publishers, Limited
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $495.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.