Back in the Middle Ages (a.k.a. the Medieval era, approximately 476-1450 A.D.), virginity was an extremely desirable trait in a wife. As second-class citizens, women were highly encouraged to get ...

Medieval women were not supposed to be high achievers — at least not in the male arena of fame and fortune. Women, in whatever guise, rarely won recognition, but the four exceptional women in Hetta ...

Archaeologists excavating a mysterious medieval cemetery in Wales have uncovered compelling evidence that the burial ground was part of an early female religious community. The discovery of a possible ...

Intriguing new discoveries in a medieval cemetery in Wales have brought archaeologists closer to solving the mystery ...

Their eyes were watching God, but their hands and minds showed a keen instinct for survival in the material world. This, says author Laura Swan, was the wisdom of the beguines: women who defied the ...

The Middle Ages were a very religious period. Much like how the Renaissance could be defined by its gilded masterpieces and the Victorians by their high tea society, the Medieval period had its Bible.

Illustration of writer and scribe Christine de Pizan presenting her book to Isabeau of Bavaria, Queen of France, in the early 15th century (illustration via Getty Images) Women contributed more ...

Sebastián de Almonacid, “Triptych of the Virgin and Child with Saints and Donors” (c. 1500-1520) (image courtesy of Luhring Augustine, New York and Sam Fogg, London) “Let the priests tremble, we’re ...

"In July 2026, enter a land where glamorous knights compete in showy tournaments for fame and fortune, and small and untrained George dreams of securing the coveted position of knight's squire.