Butchers, bakers, candlestick-makers − and prostitutes: The women working behind the scenes in papal Avignon
- Written by Joelle Rollo-Koster, Professor of Medieval History, University of Rhode Island
The papal palace in Avignon, where the pope's court was based for much of the 14th century.Jean-Marc Rosier from http://www.rosier.pro/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAIn the medieval church, women’s roles were limited – usually some form of enclosure and celibacy, such as becoming an anchoress walled up alone for life, or a nun in a classic...