Author: Stephen Hyde Cassan
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Category : Bishops
Languages : en
Pages : 836
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The Lives of the Bishops of Bath and Wells
Author: Stephen Hyde Cassan
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Category : Bishops
Languages : en
Pages : 836
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Category : Bishops
Languages : en
Pages : 836
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The Bishop's Brothels
Author: E. J. Burford
Publisher: Robert Hale
ISBN: 9780719816574
Category : Brothels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Drawing on a wealth of contemporary source material, a fascinating social history of how commercial sex has been bought and sold in London for more than 1,000 years. The Bankside Brothels, or "stewes," were a celebrated feature of London life since Roman times. Located on the south side of the River Thames, in the Bishop of Winchester's "Liberty of the Clink," they were a highly lucrative source of revenue for the Church. In AD 1161 a royal decree ordered that these establishments be licensed and regulated. For many years they attracted the great and the not-so-good, helping to make Southwark the "pleasure-garden" of London. But who were the people of the Bankside Brothels? What living conditions did they have to endure? How did women cope with the constant threat of violence, unwanted pregnancy, and venereal disease? The streets of Southwark and those who walked them are vividly brought to life in this richly researched exploration of the history of this stretch of the Thames over the centuries. Through the stories of those who lived and worked in this fascinating part of London, we can begin to gain an understanding of a crucial but hitherto neglected aspect of the social history of England.
Publisher: Robert Hale
ISBN: 9780719816574
Category : Brothels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Drawing on a wealth of contemporary source material, a fascinating social history of how commercial sex has been bought and sold in London for more than 1,000 years. The Bankside Brothels, or "stewes," were a celebrated feature of London life since Roman times. Located on the south side of the River Thames, in the Bishop of Winchester's "Liberty of the Clink," they were a highly lucrative source of revenue for the Church. In AD 1161 a royal decree ordered that these establishments be licensed and regulated. For many years they attracted the great and the not-so-good, helping to make Southwark the "pleasure-garden" of London. But who were the people of the Bankside Brothels? What living conditions did they have to endure? How did women cope with the constant threat of violence, unwanted pregnancy, and venereal disease? The streets of Southwark and those who walked them are vividly brought to life in this richly researched exploration of the history of this stretch of the Thames over the centuries. Through the stories of those who lived and worked in this fascinating part of London, we can begin to gain an understanding of a crucial but hitherto neglected aspect of the social history of England.
The Lives of the Puritans
Author: Benjamin Brook
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Category : Puritans
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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Category : Puritans
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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The Feast of Roses
Author: Indu Sundaresan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743481968
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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"A rich historical tapestry...Sundaresan colors the life of a fascinating woman whose female wiles inspired the Taj Mahal" (Booklist). The love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in the critically praised debut novel The Twentieth Wife, continues in Indu Sundaresan's lush second novel, The Feast of Roses. Here, Mehrunnisa comes into Jahangir's harem as his twentieth and last wife. This time Jahangir has married for love, and members of his court are worried that Mehrunnisa could exert control over their futures. Their concerns are well founded. Mehrunnisa soon becomes the most powerful woman in the Mughal Empire in spite of a formidable rival in the imperial harem who has schemed and plotted against her from the start. She rules from behind the veil, securing her status by forming a junta of sorts with her father, brother, and stepson -- and risking it all, even her daughter, to get what she wants. But she never loses the love of the man who bestows this power upon her....
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743481968
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
"A rich historical tapestry...Sundaresan colors the life of a fascinating woman whose female wiles inspired the Taj Mahal" (Booklist). The love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in the critically praised debut novel The Twentieth Wife, continues in Indu Sundaresan's lush second novel, The Feast of Roses. Here, Mehrunnisa comes into Jahangir's harem as his twentieth and last wife. This time Jahangir has married for love, and members of his court are worried that Mehrunnisa could exert control over their futures. Their concerns are well founded. Mehrunnisa soon becomes the most powerful woman in the Mughal Empire in spite of a formidable rival in the imperial harem who has schemed and plotted against her from the start. She rules from behind the veil, securing her status by forming a junta of sorts with her father, brother, and stepson -- and risking it all, even her daughter, to get what she wants. But she never loses the love of the man who bestows this power upon her....
The Lives of the Popes in the Early Middle Ages
Author: Horace Kinder Mann
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Category : Popes
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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Category : Popes
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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The lives of the English bishops from the Restauration to the Revolution [by N. Salmon].
Author: Nathaniel Salmon
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Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Languages : en
Pages : 424
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The Lives of the Bishops of Winchester
Author: Stephen Hyde Cassan
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Category : Winchester (Diocese)
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Category : Winchester (Diocese)
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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The Lives of the Popes in the Early Middle Ages
Author: Horace K. Mann
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Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Bishop Æthelwold, His Followers, and Saints' Cults in Early Medieval England
Author: Alison Hudson
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783276851
Category : Bishops
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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An exploration of how Æthelwold and those he influenced deployed the promotion of saints to implement religious reform.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783276851
Category : Bishops
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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An exploration of how Æthelwold and those he influenced deployed the promotion of saints to implement religious reform.
Biographia Britannica: Or, the Lives of the Most Eminent Persons who Have Flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the Earliest Age, to the Present Times: Collected from The_best Authorities, Printed and Manuscript, and Digested in the Manner of Mr. Bayle's Historical and Critical Dictionary. - Volume the Fisrt [-fifth!. - The Second Edition, with Corrections, Enlargements, and the Addition of New Lives; by Andrew Kippis, D.D. and F.S.A. with Other Gentlemen. - London Printed by W. and A. Strahan
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Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Languages : en
Pages : 728
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