Century England, a dark-skinned saint with a promiscuous past became a boundary-breaking cultural and religious icon. A new ...

The vast majority of female scribes remain anonymous. Many likely worked in convents or lay workshops, their contributions ...

In post-medieval Europe, disputes in marriage were solved by abducting the woman in question. This showed how women's freedom ...

Utrecht University Library owns as many as about 900 books printed between 1450 and 1500, the first decades of printing in Europe. These so-called incunabula (books printed before 1501) will all be ...

Post-Medieval Europe (from the 16th to the 18th century), was ... This consisted of depositing a woman somewhere and locking ...

"This discovery has remained hidden for over 500 years, so we know people won't mind waiting a little longer to see it," said ...

CANTON, Ohio – OK, this was a new one on us: There is an Armored MMA league featuring professional medieval combat. And it’s bringing an event to Northeast Ohio on Saturday, June 7.

We will review medieval theories of vision, visuality and materiality, and discuss the perception, reception, and use of images in various cultic settings, i.e., from Norwegian stave churches to ...

In this regard, the abbess also lamented the closure of other monasteries such as that of the Holy Trinity in Valencia (founded in 1242), the Monastery of St. Clare la Real in Toledo (founded in ...

In the medieval church, women’s roles were limited – usually some form of enclosure and celibacy, such as becoming an anchoress walled up alone for life, or a nun in a classic convent.

In the medieval church, women's roles were limited - usually some form of enclosure and celibacy, such as becoming an anchoress walled up alone for life, or a nun in a classic convent. On the other ...