Margery Kempe

Here is article of a lady born in 14th century Bishop’s Lynn (King’s Lynn) who became famous for The Book of Margery Kempe, which was a detailed account of the live of a middle class woman who on one hand is a wife and mother of fourteen children and on the other hand, was a Holy Woman.  This book is thought to be one of the first autobiographical accounts in the English language.  She was also illiterate, so how did she write this book?  What was the reason why she turned to God?  To find out the answers to these questions and more information please select the following link:

https://www.bl.uk/people/margery-kempe

Here is an additional article for those that would like to learn more about Margery Kempe:

https://www.worldhistory.org/Margery_Kempe/