Medieval Musings
Holly A Brown, 15thCenturyFeminist, Maggie Desbaillets, Amy McElroy, Rebecca BatleyYour guide to all things medieval(ish)
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 227 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 8 days ago |
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The Ancient World: A Personal Curriculum
I wrote recently that I’ve become deeply fascinated by the ancient world - partly through reading The Lost Voices of Pompeii by , and partly through seeing a beautiful new hardback edition of Robert Fagles’ classic translation of The Odyss...
How Kings' Tombs Became Dragons' Lairs
The remarkable transformation of England's ancient burial mounds
There are places where the veil between earth and heaven, or indeed between earth and something more deeply sinister, feels especially thin. The spiritual seems tantalisingly...
Everything I've Read So Far In 2026 (Non-Fiction Edition)
And what to read if you want to join my ancient bookish summer
It’s no secret that I love books. Spend five minutes with me on Notes, Substack’s social media engine, and you’ll quickly realise that amongst my favourite things to share are...
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Book Club | July 2026
Welcome to the first month of our group read of Storyland by Amy Jeffs!
Obsessions with Female Purity: The Problem of Royal Saintly Widows
Book Club | June 2026 | Part Three
‘In the view of churchmen, there was only one way in which women could transcend their unfortunate sexuality and free themselves from their corporeal shackles, and this was through a life of virginity, of...
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Your guide to all things medieval(ish)
Feminism isn't new, only the language frameworks around it are. History, by and large, has been written by men, for men, to promote adherence to the patriarchy. It's time to disrupt that. By: Kate Wagner [email protected]
American historian, but always in the enigma of Russian history | intersecting literature & history | “Beauty will save the world"
Author of: Educating the Tudors (2023), Women's Lives in the Tudor Era (2024), Mary Tudor, Queen of France (2025), & Desiderius Erasmus (2026). Next up: Teaching the Tudors (2027). HWA Gold Crown Award Judge and panel chair.
Rebecca Batley is an archaeologist and historian with a particular interest in women’s history. She has written many articles for various publications, including: New Scientist, Nautilus, and Aeon.
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