Historian Linda Paterson explores the rise of the troubadours – the poetic performers who turned love, politics and desire ...

4. According to medieval legend, a woman sat on St. Peter’s throne from 855-57. Pope Joan, a shadowy figure in the ancient archives of Europe, is in this novel given a fully imagined life with ...

In medieval Europe, many upper-class women delegated breastfeeding to hired wet nurses—a practice deeply influenced by classical medicine, social status, and gender norms. This episode explores how ...

Gta Manuscript may be a medieval women’s magazine A Canadian researcher has discovered a historic document filled with romance and recipes.

The British Library’s breathtaking new exhibition, Medieval Women: In Their Own Words, brings to life the experiences, stories and voices of women from the distant past. The show covers the period ...

Sexual assault victims in Medieval England faced some of the same types of challenges as they would today, says a researcher who studied 28 rape trials from 800 years ago.

Ottawa author was fascinated with medieval women Lisa Fitterman Published September 8, 2009 ...

In the medieval period, medical science was still dominated by the ancient writings of Hippocrates from the fifth century and Galen of Pergamon from the second century. Research has shown that women ...