Women – Page 2 – Just History Posts

February 14, 2017February 15, 2022Seasonal

Medieval Dating Tips; or, How to Bag Yourself an Eligible Lord or Lady

According to Andreas Capellanus, a late twelfth-century author, “Love is an inborn suffering proceeding from the sight and immoderate thought upon the beauty of the other sex”. This Valentine’s Day, whether you have a special someone or not, I’m sure that, like mine, your Facebook feed is probably full of engagements, gushing declarations of love, […]

January 17, 2017February 15, 2022Royal People Women's History

Royal People: Boudica, Queen of the Iceni

For this latest post in my Royal People series I go back a lot further than most of my posts have focused on so far, to Roman Britain. Boudica is one of the most famous women in English history, and as I grew up in one of the towns she burnt to the ground, I […]