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Lecture 10 - Women’s Recreational Activity and Self-Representation
One medieval manuscript reveals fascinating insights into women's recreational lives and the complexities of self-presentation.
Welcome back to our course on Women in Late Medieval England! This course is available for all level of paying...
Lecture 9 - Medieval Beauty Standards: Hairstyles and Cosmetic Options
Watch now | This is the ninth lecture in the virtual course "Women in Late Medieval England." This course is available to all paying subscribers of The Historian's Desk.
Welcome back to our course on Women in Late Medieval England! This co...
Lecture 8 - Women’s Fashion in Late Medieval England
Watch now | This is the eighth lecture in the virtual course "Women in Late Medieval England." This course is available to all paying subscribers of The Historian's Desk.
Welcome back to our course on Women in Late Medieval England! This c...
Live with Lacey Bonar Hull and Simon Haisell
Thank you all for tuning into my live video with and a massive thank you to Simon himself for coming on to chat about his Slow Read community and the joys of collectively reading Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell trilogy.
For those of you who miss...
Lecture 7 - Words to Live By: Conduct Manuals and "The Book of the Knight of the Tower"
This is the seventh lecture in the virtual course "Women in Late Medieval England." This course is available to all paying subscribers of The Historian's Desk.
Welcome back to our course on Women in Late Medieval England! This course is av...
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