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  1. #AnneOfGloucester grew up with the library of #Pleshey Castle, commissioned & collected by the #bibliophile #Bohun family, & catalogued in 1397 when her father was arrested. #WomensHistory prompts reflection on household culture, role models, generational influence - & how both we & kings may struggle with inner demons.

    🎨 made for Anne's mother, #EleanorDeBohun. 🧵 13/

    #BookOfHours #Psalter #digitised #manuscript #OpenAccess #MedievalWomen #medieval #medievodons #GranddaughtersOfEdwardIII

  2. Thinking about #MedievalWomen also casts new light on the men. #JohnOfGaunt gave generous tips to messengers bringing news of his brother's babies, & not only for the firstborn son. When #AnneOfGloucester arrived he rode over to #Pleshey, bestowed lavish gifts, & tipped the 'rokestare' who rocked the baby in her cradle.
    @ANDictionary notes this use of an old English word in the Anglo-Norman context of Gaunt's register: anglo-norman.net/entry/rokesta 🧵 12/
    #medieval #rockstar #GranddaughtersOfEdwardIII

  3. @ANDictionary Thanks for checking! FWIW my new post on #AnneOfGloucester focuses on the other end of her life, at h-net.social/@ClaireFromClare/ - but I am still chuckling at the unlikely juxtaposition of #JohnOfGaunt, baby and #rockstar.