FEMINA: A new history of the Middle Ages, through the women written out of it, by Janina Ramirez (WH Allen)
is a joyful tribute to the many women – some familiar, others little-known or anonymous – who made medieval European history. As one might expect from the author’s television appearances, Janina Ramirez brings all her exuberance, as well as her expertise as a scholar of medieval artistic and political culture, to bear in this riveting narrative that ranges from