And whilst I learnt a lot, and have plenty I want to follow up on (not least Jadwiga), the book didn't feel quite as focused as it could be.

Falls ihr aber - wie ich - gerne mehr über Frauen* im Mittelalter erfahren möchtet und Bock auf ein Sachbuch der etwas anderen Art habt, kann ich euch Janina Ramirez beeindruckendes Werk sehr ans Herz legen! But by re-examining extraordinary women like Hildegard and Margery, casting a new light on over-written females like Æthelflæd and Jadwiga, and using recent discoveries to reconstruct lost individuals like the Loftus Princess and Birka Warrior Woman, the medieval world has taken on a different complexion.The medieval period is often seen as a period heavily influenced by the clergy, with religions taking a central role in people’s daily lives as well as the men who took a central position in it.

However, reading it made me wonder why it is that modern society seems to have regressed so far in this area. Jammer genoeg is de vertaling van dit boek ondermaats en hangt het vertelde aaneen van “wellichts” en “waarschijnlijks”.Dig deeper into history and you will find many influential women who have been erased from our collective past - their names struck out of historical records with one word annotated beside them - FEMINA. She gained a degree in English literature, specialising in Old and Middle English, from St Anne's College, Oxford, before completing her postgraduate studies at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York. A joyous read ― Peter Frankopan, bestselling author of The Silk Roads --This text refers to the paperback edition.