Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of it

Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of it

"I am the fiery life of divine substance, I blaze above the beauty of the fields, I shine in the waters, I burn in sun, moon and stars" - Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179)

The middle ages are seen as a…

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