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Femina - The instant Sunday Times bestseller - A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It (Hardcover)
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Femina - The instant Sunday Times bestseller - A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It (Hardcover)
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'The women of the Middle Ages,
so often silent and inconspicuous in our histories, find voice,
agency and justice in this brilliant book' - Alice Roberts,
bestselling author of Ancestors: A Prehistory of Britain in Seven
Burials 'Beautifully written, wonderfully free-ranging and
gloriously original, Femina makes us look into the mists of history
in new, exciting and provocative ways. A joyous read' - Peter
Frankopan, bestselling author of The Silk Roads __________________
The middle ages are seen as a bloodthirsty time of Vikings, saints
and kings: a patriarchal society which oppressed and excluded
women. But when we dig a little deeper into the truth, we can see
that the 'dark' ages were anything but. Oxford and BBC historian
Janina Ramirez has uncovered countless influential women's names
struck out of historical records, with the word FEMINA annotated
beside them. As gatekeepers of the past ordered books to be burnt,
artworks to be destroyed, and new versions of myths, legends and
historical documents to be produced, our view of history has been
manipulated. Only now, through a careful examination of the
artefacts, writings and possessions they left behind, are the
influential and multifaceted lives of women emerging. Femina goes
beyond the official records to uncover the true impact of women
like Jadwiga, the only female King in Europe, Margery Kempe, who
exploited her image and story to ensure her notoriety, and the
Loftus Princess, whose existence gives us clues about the
beginnings of Christianity in England. See the medieval world with
fresh eyes and discover why these remarkable women were removed
from our collective memories.
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