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 ...
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What happened when a wife cheated in medieval Europe?
Was adultery common in the Middle Ages, or was it a rare and harshly punished sin? In this video, we explore the realities of ...
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A Strange Habit of Women in the Middle Ages
Medieval life was filled with customs that seem strange to us today, especially among women. In this video, we explore one of ...
This incisive revisionist history tracks “societal expectations of women” from the Middle Ages to today. Blogger and historian Janega (The Middle Ages: A Graphic History) notes that early Christian ...
In the illuminating and entertaining blog Going Medieval, Eleanor Janega, a medievalist at the London School of Economics, upends prevalent misconceptions about medieval Europe. These ...
It is hard not to shake one’s head when hearing feminist activists describe misogynistic speech and other attacks on women’s dignity as “medieval” — especially for those who have taken the trouble to ...
German archaeologists discovered that the skulls of three medieval Viking women found on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea showed evidence of an unusual procedure to elongate their ...
Modern men, at least according to a recent TikTok meme, spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about the ancient Roman Empire. Far fewer, however, stop to consider the Holy Roman Empire, the vast ...
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