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Medieval Heroines in History and Legend
- Narrated by: Bonnie Wheeler
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
This series of 24 fascinating lectures draws on the latest modern scholarship to explore the lives of four medieval women who still shimmer in the modern imagination: Heloise, the abbess and mistress of Abelard; the prophet Hildegard of Bingen; Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine; and Joan of Arc.
These lectures exemplify today's golden age of medieval scholarship, in which the role women played in medieval life is being clarified for the first time. You examine both old legends and new facts to address several provocative questions, such as: Were Hildegard's visions the result of migraines? How did Joan conduct herself in battle and react to its bloody reality? What does Eleanor's life tell us about a woman's role in the Crusades? As you journey through a past we are only now beginning to understand fully, you learn how these remarkable heroines have been both understood and misunderstood throughout history, and you'll better understand how history passes judgment on both women and the Middle Ages.
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- Raphael
- 14-08-19
Fascinating historical account
Great audible book, although it loses a few points as the voice of the reader is a little harsh. I was inspired by these Medieval women and their courageous lives.
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- Mr Kenneth Bradley
- 30-07-22
A great compilation
i was going to say. ' not so much a talk as a yell'. But that became a perfect tone for the "ever-shining, ever glorious Joan of Arc" as Churchill called her. (approx). Splendid scholarship.
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- Jennifer Chennell
- 28-07-20
dont believe the title
i brought this to hear about these amazing women but ro be honest they are an addendum to the men in thier lives, i know thats how history tends to remember women but for example did i need to not only know a bit about Eleanors grandfather but to listen to his poetry?? As for the lecturer she is appalling, she can't seem to read a single paragraph without tripping over her own words.. basically this should be retitled a stuttering review of the most influential men in the lives of medieval heroines in history and legend.
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