Encounters with Medieval Women: Firebrand
In the fourth and final episode in their miniseries, Irina Dumitrescu and Mary Wellesley look at the life and work of pilgrim, entrepreneur and visionary mystic Margery Kempe, who dictated what is thought to be the first autobiography in English.
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Music by Kieran Brunt / Produced by Anthony Wilks
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