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Margery Kempe

Born

in King's Lynn, Norfolk, The United Kingdom

December 08, 1373

Died

December 05, 1438

Website

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/margery-kempe.htm

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The following biography information provides basic facts and information about the life and history of Margery Kempe, a famous Medieval character:

Nationality: English

Lifespan: c1373 - c1438

Time Reference: Lived during the reign of the English kings Edward III, Richard II and Henry IV

Date of Birth: She was born Margery Brunham at King's Lynn, Norfolk (then called Bishop's Lynn) in approximately 1373

Family connections : She was the daughter of John Brunham, a wealthy merchant in King's Lynn who was involved in local politics and achieved the position of mayor and Member of Parliament

Education: Margery Kempe was unable to read or write but had people read to her. She dictated her memoirs which were transcribed as 'The Book of Margery Kempe'

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	The Book of Margery Kempe by Margery Kempe, Lynn Staley (Editor) 3.30 avg rating — 5,108 ratings — published 1438 — 74 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She Caused a Riot: 100 Unknown Women Who Built Cities, Sparked Revolutions, and Massively Crushed It by Hannah Jewell, Rachael Beresford (Narrator), Hatshepsut (Contributor) 3.63 avg rating — 2,786 ratings — published 2017 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	50 Spiritual Classics by Tom Butler-Bowdon (Goodreads Author), Richard Poe (Narrator), Muhammad Asad (Contributor) 3.98 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 2005 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How To Be a Medieval Woman by Margery Kempe, Barry Windeatt (Translator) 2.57 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 1438 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Margery Kempe: Contemporary Language Translation 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mirror of Love: Readings With Margery Kempe it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1991 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Margery Kempe [Vol. I] by Margery Kempe, Sanford Brown Meech (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	(The Book of Margery Kempe (Norton Critical Editions)) [By: Kempe, Margery] [Jan, 2001] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mein Leben, mein Glaube: Ein Lebensbuch. Übersetzt von Kerstin Majewski, mit einem Nachwort von Marianne Lieder by Margery Kempe, Marianna Lieder (Other), Kerstin Majewski (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Book of Margery Kempe, The by Margery Kempe, Luke Penkett (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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