John Kempe Timeline and Summary

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John Kempe Timeline and Summary

  • John Kempe marries Margery Brunham when she is in her 20's. They have a child right away.
  • John denies his wife's first request to take a vow of chastity.
  • On the way home from York, John asks if Kempe would have sex with him again to save his life.
  • John negotiates a financial settlement with Kempe in exchange for taking a vow of chastity.
  • John goes on pilgrimage with Kempe to Canterbury and is mortified by her behavior.
  • John and Kempe take a formal vow of chastity before Philip Repyngdon, Bishop of Lincoln.
  • John meets Kempe in West Lynn after she is arrested multiple times while traveling through England.
  • John falls down the stairs of the house where he's been living alone. He must rely on Kempe's care till the end of his life, since he is "like a child" after the accident.
  • John Kempe dies soon after his son dies.