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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

Genre

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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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Average rating: 3.27 · 4,709 ratings · 423 reviews ·12 distinct works •Similar authors

	The Book of Margery Kempe by Margery Kempe, Lynn Staley(Editor) 3.31 avg rating — 4,532 ratings — published 1438 — 73 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) 3.67 avg rating — 2,409 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) 3.99 avg rating — 418 ratings — published 2005 — 36 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) 2.60 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 1438 — 9 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 Cell of Self Knowledge: Early English Mystical Treatises by Charles Crawford(Translator), John Griffiths(Translator), Margery Kempe(Contributor) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1981 — 4 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 ok2.00 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 (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series) by SparkNotes, Margery Kempe it was ok2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 3 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
	Libro de Margery Kempe: La mujer que se reinventó a sí misma (Història) by Margery Kempe, Salustiano Moreta Velayos(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
	The Book of Margery Kempe: Contemporary Language Translation 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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