God's Own Gentlewoman
the life of margaret paston
$28.44
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
28 August 2025
Summary
Margaret Paston: A Life Unveiled in Letters
The remarkable story of Margaret Paston, whose letters form the most extensive collection of personal writings by a medieval English woman.
Drawing on what is the largest archive of medieval correspondence relating to a single family in the UK, Margaret Paston: A Life Unveiled in Letters explores what everyday life was like during the turbulent decades at the height of the Wars of the Roses. From political conflicts and fa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781837731657 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1837731659 |
| Author: | Diane Watt |
| Publisher: | Icon Books |
| Imprint: | Icon Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 28 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 252g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 197mm x 204mm |
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About The Author
Diane Watt
Diane Watt is an award-winning academic and writer. She is the author of Secretaries of God, Medieval Women’s Writing, and Women, Writing and Religion. Diane was born and brought up on the west coast of Scotland, and as a child spent her holidays visiting her grandmother in County Durham and aunts and cousins in North Yorkshire. More recently, during the university vacations, she has enjoyed travelling around Norfolk with her wife and their three dogs in search of Margaret Paston.
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