Nicholas Watson

Anne Savage

Sometime in the first quarter of the 13th century a number of works were written for anchoresses, women who lived as religious recluses in cells adjoining churches. The most influential is Ancrene Wisse (A Guide for Anchoresses), which discusses in great detail the daily life of the anchoress, both outer and inner. This work gives a detailed sense of a powerful and multi-faceted spirituality different from that of other mystics.

Ancrene Wisse and Associated Works

Anchoritic Spirituality

Chronicles life in England from the Roman invasion through the middle of the twelfth century.

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles

"The main texts, written from 880 to 1154, now newly translated into a single narrative. Over 200 illustrations in colour and black and white, with background notes, maps and commentary."--

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

The Authentic Voices of England from the Time of Julius Caesar to the Coronation of Henry II.

Jill (Duchesse d'Hamilton)

Jill Douglas-Hamilton Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon

Napoleon's final conquest was the introduction of the Australian paper daisy on St Helena where it blooms to this day. The story of the Australian flora is woven into the history of France and shows links with Australia from the time of the French Revolution to Napoleon's death in 1821. The highlight of the 220 illustrations in the book are reproductions of the largest number of Redoute's watercolours of the Australian flora ever published in one volume. Many of these pictures have never been equalled.

Anne Savage

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