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

Revelatory... Ramirez shows again and again that dark age Europe was a far more various place than we like to believe ― Kathryn Hughes, The Guardian

One of Femina's greatest strengths is that it is not just a collection of medieval heroines, although there are inspirational stories aplenty in its pages, but also a readable and wide-ranging account of the Middle Ages - with the women put back in - that forces us to look at familiar stories in new ways ― The Sunday Times

It's about time these stories had a wider audience. They've been waiting long enough. ― Spectator

Passionate, provocative and brilliant, this book is a firecracker somehow captured between two covers ― Lucy Worsley, bestselling author of Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman

Beautifully written, wonderfully free-ranging and gloriously original, Femina makes us look into the mists of history in new, exciting and provocative ways. A joyous read ― Peter Frankopan, bestselling author of The Silk Roads