Medieval

Julian of Norwich, Mysticism and the Medieval C...

An Anchoress in 14th Century Norwich It is the 1370s. At the age of thirty, you lie in a dark room. They have called in a priest to deliver your...

Julian of Norwich, Mysticism and the Medieval C...

An Anchoress in 14th Century Norwich It is the 1370s. At the age of thirty, you lie in a dark room. They have called in a priest to deliver your...

Edward II: A Misunderstood Monarch by Chris Riley

Edward II of England finds himself wedged between two of the most well known kings in British history Edward II of England finds himself wedged between two of the most...

Edward II: A Misunderstood Monarch by Chris Riley

Edward II of England finds himself wedged between two of the most well known kings in British history Edward II of England finds himself wedged between two of the most...

Shedding light on Medieval LGBTQ+ by Ben Norman

Ask people what springs to mind on the topic of early LGBTQ+ history Warning: this article contains primary source material that readers may find upsetting. I have included it in...

Shedding light on Medieval LGBTQ+ by Ben Norman

Ask people what springs to mind on the topic of early LGBTQ+ history Warning: this article contains primary source material that readers may find upsetting. I have included it in...

The Princess & The Archduchess by Alexandra Bowles

For many periods of history, sexuality was unseen and unspoken. For many periods of history, sexuality was unseen and unspoken and even in today’s more accepting society, there is often...

The Princess & The Archduchess by Alexandra Bowles

For many periods of history, sexuality was unseen and unspoken. For many periods of history, sexuality was unseen and unspoken and even in today’s more accepting society, there is often...

The Lollard Knights by Ellie Monks

A coat of arms can be like striking gold. When it comes to medieval history, a time from which written records are thin on the ground, a coat of arms...

The Lollard Knights by Ellie Monks

A coat of arms can be like striking gold. When it comes to medieval history, a time from which written records are thin on the ground, a coat of arms...

The Rykener Case: Gender and Sex in fourteenth-...

The problem was that the woman was, biologically, a man. In December 1394, John Britby, on a visit to London from Yorkshire, approached a woman on Cheapside. After a short...

The Rykener Case: Gender and Sex in fourteenth-...

The problem was that the woman was, biologically, a man. In December 1394, John Britby, on a visit to London from Yorkshire, approached a woman on Cheapside. After a short...