What do the crimes that women were charged with in a post-medieval Scotland reveal about the lives they lived?

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 ...

This medieval female pirate commanded fleets and fought naval battles in a male-dominated world. She used strategy, force, and political alliances to gain power. Her reputation spread across coastal ...

The medieval period often gets painted as a thousand years of darkness, filth, and ignorance. Popular culture loves to show us dirty peasants wallowing in mud, superstitious fools who thought the ...