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REVOLTING NUNS
Rebellion at Sainte-Croix, 590
by Jennifer C. Edwards
 Play this game recently? | Scandal at Sainte-Croix From 589-590 a group of forty nuns at the Abbey of Sainte-Croix in Poitiers, France rebelled against their abbess for months. They hired troops, kidnapped their abbess, stole the abbey's relic, and refused to disband until soldiers defeated them. This game places rival factions of Sainte-Croix's nuns in the tribunal that followed the rebellion. Bishops hear from the abbess and the rebels to determine who was at fault, why, and what penalties should be imposed. This game examines powerful and active roles for early medieval women as they wrestled with questions about who should lead a prominent monastery. |
Details
Disciplines |
Level
Microgame Under Review Player Interactions Factional, Competitive, Aggressive Mechanics Physical Props Chaos and Demand on Instructor Low Chaos, Low Demand on Instructor |
Using the Game
Class Size & Scalability
This game is recommended for classes with 8-40+ students, with 36 unique roles and 5 that can be duplicated.
Class Time
This game can be played in a single session.
Assignments
You can adjust the assignments based on the desired learning outcomes of your class. This game does not include any written assignments
GAME MATERIALS
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Instructor's Manual The Instructor's Manual includes guidance for assigning roles, presenting historical context, assignments, activities and discussion topics, and more. | Role Sheets and Additional Materials Students also need a Role Sheet, which contains biographical information, role-specific resources or assignments, and their character's secret victory objectives. Some games have handouts and rubrics which are included in an Additional Materials folder. |
Jennifer C. Edwards Jennifer C. Edwards is Professor of History and Director of Medieval Studies at Manhattan University in Riverdale, NY, where she teaches medieval and ancient history. Her research examines medieval European women and gender, power and authority, religion, and health. She is the author of Superior Women: Medieval Female Authority in Poitiers’ Abbey of Sainte-Croix (Oxford, 2019) and Daily Life of Women in Chaucer’s England (ABC-CLIO, 2022) and the Reacting to the Past game-under-review, "Christine de Pizan and the Querelle des Femmes." She is working currently on a book project, “Holy Healing: Saints and Leprosy in the Middle Ages,” that examines the treatment of leprosy in the medieval cult of the saints. She earned her PhD and MA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and BA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She is general editor of Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality and serves on the Advisory Board of the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship. |
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