Margery Kempe Timeline

Life of Christian mystic Margery Kempe.

Marriage of Margery Brunham to John Kempe.

Margery Kempe experiences mental breakdown after the birth of her first child.

Margery Kempe recovers and devotes herself to God following a vision of Jesus Christ.

Margery Kempe travels to Canterbury; almost burned as a heretic for speaking about God.

Margery Kempe visits Julian of Norwich for validation of her visions.

Margery Kempe is in Rome; visits Saint Bridget's room.

Margery Kempe on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

Margery Kempe tried for heresy at Leicester and released.

Margery Kempe returns home to care for husband who dies the same year.

Margery Kempe dictates the first draft of her book to her son John who dies shortly afterwards.

Margery Kempe dictates her story to a priest who writes it down, correcting earlier version.

Final revision of The Book of Margery Kempe; Kempe assumed to have died this same year.