The English Convents in Exile, 1600-1800 : Communities, Culture and Identity / edited by Caroline Bowden (Queen Mary University of London, UK), James E. Kelly (Durham University, UK)

"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...

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