1.0Medievalists.nethttps://www.medievalists.netNatalie Andersonhttps://www.medievalists.net/author/nataliem-andersonyahoo-com/Recovering the Histories of Women Religious in England in the Central Middle Ages: Wilton Abbey and Goscelin of Saint-Bertin - Medievalists.netrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2Osc9IumIz"><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2017/11/recovering-histories-women-religious-england-central-middle-ages-wilton-abbey-goscelin-saint-bertin/">Recovering the Histories of Women Religious in England in the Central Middle Ages: Wilton Abbey and Goscelin of Saint-Bertin</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.medievalists.net/2017/11/recovering-histories-women-religious-england-central-middle-ages-wilton-abbey-goscelin-saint-bertin/embed/#?secret=2Osc9IumIz" width="600" height="338" title="“Recovering the Histories of Women Religious in England in the Central Middle Ages: Wilton Abbey and Goscelin of Saint-Bertin” — Medievalists.net" data-secret="2Osc9IumIz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.medievalists.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/medieval-nuns.png610393Building upon the efforts made by scholars over the past twenty years to enrich our understanding of literary cultures fostered within English communities of women religious during the central Middle Ages, this article offers evidence of these women keeping their communities’ histories and preserving their saints’ cults through their own writing.