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A Nun's Life: Part 2

"The Lord goes about among the pots and pans...."
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This time, a bit about the daily lives of women in a medieval monastery. Praying, yes. Reading, sure. But work? Did nuns have careers? Take a listen and find out.

Transcribing 15th century English. A historian’s dream….and nightmare.

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A Nun's Life: Part 3

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June 5, 2024
A Nun's Life: Part 3

In this third installment of my series on Barking Abbey, I look at whether nuns were artists or patrons of cultural activities in any way. Surely, life couldn’t only be about the tedium of prayer and work, could it?

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