Abstract
The contemporary rediscovery of the fourteenth-century anchoress, Julian of Norwich, as an important mystical writer, theological thinker, and spiritual teacher has inevitably led to a great deal of speculation about her origins and life. Julian's possible background and her historical context affect contemporary interpretation of what she wrote. Who Julian was, her social background, her education, her life experience prior to becoming an anchoress, when she became an anchoress – even where she was born – are all matters of speculation. Of the Latin wills, the earliest bequest – and, indeed, the earliest evidence of Julian's status as an anchoress – dates from 1393 or 1394. The relevance of Margery Kempe to the study of Julian of Norwich lies in her description of a visit and extensive conversation with Julian at a relatively early stage in her spiritual journey.
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