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The last Beguine died in 2013. Her name was Marcella Pattyn, she was 92 years old, and she was the final link in an 800-year chain of women who refused to be nuns or wives and built something entirely their own instead....
The Medieval Women Who Refused to Be Nuns or Wives (And Got Away With It for 800 Years) is an episode from Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors by Heather Teysko. The last Beguine died in 2013. Her name was Marcella...
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Published Mar 17, 2026, 20:36 long, audio available.
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The Medieval Women Who Refused to Be Nuns or Wives (And Got Away With It for 800 Years) is an episode from Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors by Heather Teysko.
This episode is 20:36 long.
This episode was published on Mar 17, 2026.
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