Posts Tagged ‘medieval women’
Treasures in the Paper Pile,Pt 2:Joanna of Flanders, also known as Jeanne la Flamme
In recent weeks I’ve been working my way through some of the paper stashes that have accumulated in the corners of my office in anticipation of the arrival of a new desk which will give me room for two computer screens. In the course of sorting, I’ve run across a couple of women warriors I…
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From the Archives: Daughters of Chivalry
Sometimes life makes it impossible to write blog posts on a dependable basis. This is one of the those times. For the next little while, I’m going to run pieces from years past. I hope you enjoy them, and I’ll be back as soon as I can. Next up, a post from October, 2019: In…
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In Anticipation of Women’s History Month: A Medieval Queen, The First Crusade And The Quest for Peace In Jerusalem
March 1st is barrelling down upon me. It’s the start of women’s history month–which doesn’t have much impact on me because women’s history has been the pool I swim in for the last several years. It’s also the day my manuscript (typescript? bytescript?) is due to my editor and I am scrambling. I hope you…
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