PETER OF BLOIS


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Peter of Blois

A woman who is not under the headship of the husband violates the condition of nature, the mandate of the Apostle, and the law of Scripture… We deplore publicly and regretfully that, while you are a most prudent woman, you have left your husband. The body tears at itself. The body does not sever itself from the head…. We know that unless you return to your husband, you will be the cause of widespread disaster. While you alone are now the delinquent one, your actions will result in ruin for everyone in the kingdom. Therefore, illustrious queen, return to your husband and our king
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This letter was written at the request of Rotrou the Archbishop of Rouen with the urging of King Henry II. Eleanor, one of the wealthiest and powerful people in Europe of either sex, left her husband and sided with one of their sons in a feud with the father, King Henry. Henry and most of the English and French courts wanted her to return to her husband and this letter was meant to chastise her behavior. She however, paid it no heed. The law of scripture to which Peter referred is a passage in the Book of Ephesians—see {618995}

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Peter of Blois (Latin: Petrus Blesensis; c. 1130 – c. 1211) was a French cleric, theologian, poet and diplomat. He is particularly noted for his corpus of Latin letters.