Eleanor Myerson

The forgotten heroines of the Middle Ages

Ranging from the 7th to 15th centuries and crossing from East Anglia to the Rhineland, the women written out of history

The 12th-century composer, writer, philosopher and mystic Hildegard of Bingen receives a vision. [Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty]

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

    Janina Ramirez

    W.H. Allen, pp. 384, £20

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