Femina

Author: Janina Ramirez

Format: Paperback

A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It

The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller
Longlisted for the Cundill History Prize

'Revelatory' — Guardian

'A firecracker somehow captured between two covers' — Lucy Worsley

An instant bestseller and one of the most celebrated history books of the year, Femina reveals the power and influence of medieval women who have been written out of our history. From royalty and religion to fame and fury, see the medieval world - and the women erased from it - with fresh eyes.

'Absolutely brilliant and highly recommended' — Caitlin Moran

'Femina is a ground-breaking history of the Middle Ages' — Simon Sebag Montefiore

The instant Sunday Times bestseller, May 2023

About the Author

Professor Janina Ramirez is a Sunday Times bestselling author, Oxford lecturer, BBC broadcaster and researcher. She is Director of Studies for History of Art at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, and Visiting Professor in Medieval Studies at the University of Lincoln. She has published widely on medieval history, art and literature, has written both fiction and non-fiction for adults and younger readers. Janina has written and presented documentaries across the world for over 15 years. She is Lifelong President of Gloucester History Festival, and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Royal Society of Arts, Universities of York and Gloucestershire and City Lit. Her book Femina was an instant Sunday Times bestseller.

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