{"title":"Rebecca Abrams","description":"\u003cp\u003eRebecca Abrams crafts richly detailed narratives that illuminate remarkable lives from history. Her work blends meticulous research with vivid storytelling, offering readers intimate portraits within their broader social and political contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing primarily on biography and memoir, Abrams explores themes of power, identity, and resilience, inviting reflection on the complexities of the past through the lens of individual experience. Her writing is both illuminating and deeply engaging for those drawn to historical lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"licoricia-of-winchester-power-and-prejudice-in-medieval-england-by-rebecca-abrams-9781036972905","title":"Licoricia of Winchester:  Power and Prejudice in Medieval England","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheds light on Licoricia of Winchester, who rose from obscurity to become the most successful female financier in thirteenth century England.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLicoricia of Winchester: Power and Prejudice in Medieval England\u003c\/em\u003e recounts the inspiring chronicle of an extraordinary Jewish woman. Rebecca Abrams narrates the story of Licoricia and the Jews of medieval England, set against a backdrop of political unrest and rising antisemitism, opening a window onto a period of English history whose aftershocks linger to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRiveting in detail and accessible in style, this book sets Licoricia's experiences and achievements within the local landscape of medieval Winchester and in the wider context of Jewish life in England at that time, amid the power struggles and turbulence of early Plantagenet rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLicoricia's story is both inspirational and enlightening. In her long and eventful lifetime, she defied one stereotype after another: a woman who thrived in a patriarchal and misogynistic world; a commoner who became a powerbroker in a realm of aristocrats and monarchs; a member of a religious minority who achieved personal and professional success in a Christian country in an age of murderous religious persecution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47773087301868,"sku":"9781036972905","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781036972905-licoricia-of-winchester-power-and-prejudice-in-medieval-england.jpg?v=1782180262"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/rebecca-abrams.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}