The English Convents in Exile, 1600-1800: Communities, Culture and Identity

by James E. Kelly

In 1598, the first English convent was established in Brussels and was to be followed by a further 21 enclosed convents across Flanders and France with more than 4,000 women entering them over a 200-year period. In theory they were cut off from the outside world; however, in practice the nuns were not isolated and their contacts and networks spread widely, and their communal culture was sophisticated. Not only were the nuns influenced by continental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032921773
• ISBN13: 9781032921778
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages