Medieval Musings
Holly A Brown, 15thCenturyFeminist, Helen Carr, Amy McElroy, Rebecca BatleyHelping curious minds go from “I’ve heard of the Saxons” to “Now I get how it all fits together”, one relatable, richly-narrated story at a time.
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| Issues | 224 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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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...
The Surprising Truth About Early Medieval Misogyny
A gentle invitation to consider complexity over certainty
If there’s one undercurrent that ripples through many discussions of the medieval world, it’s this one:
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Book Club | July - September 2026 | LAUNCH
I think this book might have been what got me truly interested in the mythology of Britain.
Hwæt! Women, Mead Halls, and Soft Power
Navigating masculine, early medieval political networks as a woman
A woman, young but with the sharpness of experience behind her glittering eyes, eases herself up from her chair, her hands gripping its fur-drenched arms. Her golden neckla...
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Historian/archaeologist studying for a PhD at Oxford | Helping curious readers connect the dots of early medieval England
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]
Best selling author, award nominated medieval historian and broadcaster. My new book, Sceptred Isle, A New History of the Fourteenth Century, Times top ten bestseller in non fiction.
Author of Educating the Tudors & Women's Lives in the Tudor Era, & Mary Tudor, Queen of France. I'm now working on Desiderius Erasmus.
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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