Women at War
How did women experience warfare in early medieval Britain?
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William II of England: The Sin King
The medieval court of William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror, was known as a ‘brothel of male prostitutes’.
Armenia’s Warrior Queen
Why are medieval women largely absent from current discussions of Armenia’s past?
Medieval Minims
The hidden meaning of a medieval pen-twister.
Death of a Medieval Polymath
Hildegard of Bingen died on 17 September 1179.
Abbots Ascendant
William Chester Jordan’s study of one of medieval Europe’s great monastic rivalries suggests that social mobility may have been more common in the Middle Ages than historians previously thought.
Holy Women and the Rise of Royal Power in France
Medieval French monarchs used – and abused – the charismatic power of religious women.
Travels Through Time: The Crusades
In our latest podcast, Dan Jones discusses the year 1147, when the Second Crusade was launched.
The Book That Can’t Be Read
Despite recent claims, the Voynich Manuscript remains one of history’s biggest mysteries.
Inside the Medieval Brothel
What was life like for medieval prostitutes? A case in the German town of Nördlingen reveals a hellish world of exploitation and violence.