Mental Health in Late Medieval England
a surprising history of mental illness and its treatment in society
$139.35
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2023
Summary
Sanity and Soul: Mental Health in Late Medieval England
In 1495, William, Viscount Beaumont, was declared unfit and placed under guardianship due to unspecified mental health issues. His surprisingly kind treatment challenges common perceptions of late medieval attitudes towards mental illness.
Using William’s case and others, like Henry VI, this book delves into mental health and illness in late medieval English society. It explores contemporary understandings by examining …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399092449 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399092448 |
| Author: | Michele Schindler |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword History |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Michele Schindler
Mich le Schindler is a language teacher for children and adults, teaching English and German as a second language. She also reads and writes French and Latin. Her degree was in English Studies and History with a focus on medieval studies, in particular fifteenth-century England and France. She is the author of Lovell Our Dogge (Amberley, 2019) and De la Pole, Father and Son (Amberley, 2022). She has also written and self-published a novella, The Autumn Baron and a charity anthology Yorkist Stories, which raised money for Doctors Without Borders.
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