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
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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 influenti
