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Read the first lines, free, before you buy anything: "In 1160, men came for the abbess of Romsey. Mary of Blois was a nun, the daughter of a king, and, since her brother died childless the year before, heir to a county in northern France. That last fact made her useful." Then a finished essay, 250 words, ready to read the moment you buy it. Mary of Blois was a nun, the daughter of a king, and heir to a county in northern France, which made her worth taking. Three chroniclers wrote her down and none of them agree on what happened. Robert of Torigni says she was led away. Matthew Paris says she was seduced by letters. The charters will not rule out that she planned her own leaving. One page, one medieval woman, and eight hundred years of an argument nobody has settled. It is an essay about medieval women: a short read you can finish in one sitting, a history essay of 250 words on a piece of medieval history that stays open. You get a typeset PDF, designed to be read on a screen or printed and kept. A finished essay, not a commission - no brief, no waiting, no revision. A small gift for a reader of history, for readers of women in history, or for anyone who likes a medieval puzzle. Instant digital download.