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  • Holly A Brown

    Historian/archaeologist studying for a PhD at Oxford | Helping curious readers connect the dots of early medieval England

  • 15thCenturyFeminist

    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]

  • Helen Carr

    2 x Times bestselling author, award nominated historian and broadcaster. My new book, Sceptred Isle, A New History of the Fourteenth Century, Times top ten bestseller in non fiction.

  • Amy McElroy

    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

    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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