For centuries, women have consistently outlived men, a trend consistent across various cultures. But in the cramped and unforgiving streets of Medieval England, this biological edge vanished.

The office of abbess of Kildare was a highly sought after and powerful position that was intertwined with the political landscape of medieval Ireland, meaning that the women who occupied that ...

While excavating a castle in Spain, archaeologists found a surprise: a woman buried alongside more than 20 medieval monks. And like the men, she was likely a warrior who died in battle ...

The first complete look at the social status and daily life of medieval Jewish women. This volume, an amazing act of historical recovery and reconstruction, offers a comprehensive examination of ...

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the only ...