Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, Dec 20, 2023
The abbey of Holy Trinity, Caen, was founded by Mathilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Que... more The abbey of Holy Trinity, Caen, was founded by Mathilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England, in June 1066. The abbesses of Holy Trinity are the focus of this study, especially their judicial role and their power to imprison. These rarely discussed aspects of women’s authority are revealed in Manchester, John Rylands Library, GB 133 BMC/66. Produced in 1292 at the meeting of the Exchequer at Rouen, the modest parchment reveals the existence of a prison in Ouistreham, France, under the authority of the abbesses of Holy Trinity. This article engages heretofore unexamined elements of female abbatial authority, jurisdiction and the mechanisms of justice. The preservation of BMC/66 also reflects the documentary imperatives of the women who governed Holy Trinity and fits into a broader context of memory and documentary culture."
Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 99:2 (2023), pp. 26-46. , 2023
The abbey of Holy Trinity, Caen, was founded by Mathilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Que... more The abbey of Holy Trinity, Caen, was founded by Mathilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England, in June 1066. The abbesses of Holy Trinity are the focus of this study, especially their judicial role and their power to imprison. These rarely discussed aspects of women’s authority are revealed in Manchester, John Rylands Library, GB 133 BMC/66. Produced in 1292 at the meeting of the Exchequer at Rouen, the modest parchment reveals the existence of a prison in Ouistreham, France, under the authority of the abbesses of Holy Trinity. This article engages heretofore unexamined elements of female abbatial authority, jurisdiction and the mechanisms of justice. The preservation of BMC/66 also reflects the documentary imperatives of the women who governed Holy Trinity and fits into a broader context of memory and documentary culture."
One opens each new volume expecting to find the unexpected - new light on old arguments, new mate... more One opens each new volume expecting to find the unexpected - new light on old arguments, new material, new angles.
A Companion to the Abbey of Le Bec in the Central Middle Ages (11th–13th Centuries)
This Companion offers the first major collection of studies dedicated to the medieval Norman abbe... more This Companion offers the first major collection of studies dedicated to the medieval Norman abbey of Le Bec, one of the most important and influential religious institutions in the Anglo-Norman world of the 11th-13th centuries.
Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, Dec 20, 2023
The abbey of Holy Trinity, Caen, was founded by Mathilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Que... more The abbey of Holy Trinity, Caen, was founded by Mathilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England, in June 1066. The abbesses of Holy Trinity are the focus of this study, especially their judicial role and their power to imprison. These rarely discussed aspects of women’s authority are revealed in Manchester, John Rylands Library, GB 133 BMC/66. Produced in 1292 at the meeting of the Exchequer at Rouen, the modest parchment reveals the existence of a prison in Ouistreham, France, under the authority of the abbesses of Holy Trinity. This article engages heretofore unexamined elements of female abbatial authority, jurisdiction and the mechanisms of justice. The preservation of BMC/66 also reflects the documentary imperatives of the women who governed Holy Trinity and fits into a broader context of memory and documentary culture."
Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 99:2 (2023), pp. 26-46. , 2023
The abbey of Holy Trinity, Caen, was founded by Mathilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Que... more The abbey of Holy Trinity, Caen, was founded by Mathilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England, in June 1066. The abbesses of Holy Trinity are the focus of this study, especially their judicial role and their power to imprison. These rarely discussed aspects of women’s authority are revealed in Manchester, John Rylands Library, GB 133 BMC/66. Produced in 1292 at the meeting of the Exchequer at Rouen, the modest parchment reveals the existence of a prison in Ouistreham, France, under the authority of the abbesses of Holy Trinity. This article engages heretofore unexamined elements of female abbatial authority, jurisdiction and the mechanisms of justice. The preservation of BMC/66 also reflects the documentary imperatives of the women who governed Holy Trinity and fits into a broader context of memory and documentary culture."
One opens each new volume expecting to find the unexpected - new light on old arguments, new mate... more One opens each new volume expecting to find the unexpected - new light on old arguments, new material, new angles.
A Companion to the Abbey of Le Bec in the Central Middle Ages (11th–13th Centuries)
This Companion offers the first major collection of studies dedicated to the medieval Norman abbe... more This Companion offers the first major collection of studies dedicated to the medieval Norman abbey of Le Bec, one of the most important and influential religious institutions in the Anglo-Norman world of the 11th-13th centuries.
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