Maria Ciszkowicz

Detail showing Matilda II and Henry I, from the Genealogical Roll of the Kings of England, 1300-40. British Library/Bridgeman Images.

Runaway Nuns in Norman England

Anglo-Saxon noblewomen took shelter from the invading Normans in nunneries. Did that make them brides of Christ?

A monk reading in his bed, from Flores Bernardi, by William of Tournai, 1275-1300. Bibliotheque Mazarine / © Archives Charmet / Bridgeman Images.

Real Monks Cry: Masculinity in the Monastery

How did medieval holy men cope with the strictures their devotion placed upon them?