Littlemore Priory scandals
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Littlemore Priory scandals
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The Littlemore Priory scandals took place between 1517 and 1518. They involved accusations of sexual immorality and sometimes brutal violence among the Benedictine nuns and their prioress at St Nicholas' Priory in Littlemore, in Oxfordshire, England. The priory was very small and poor, and had a history of troubled relations with its bishops, dating back to the mid-1400s. The scandal that came to light in 1517, however, became enough of a cause célèbre to contribute to the priory's eventual supp
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Series of scandals at Littlemore Priory, Oxon, 1517–18
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2024-04-26T22:10:30Z
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