In “Tales of the Throne,” columnist Sanjana Chadive time travels to the medieval world to explore the events and personalities that inspired George R.R. Martin’s magnum opus.

Margaret Atwood’s handmaid has become a symbol of the subjugation of women. Anchorites were the medieval equivalent: women who were literally bricked up to keep them chaste.

The British Library’s breathtaking new exhibition, Medieval Women: In Their Own Words, brings to life the experiences, stories and voices of women from the distant past. The show covers the period ...

'It’s an extremely sexy story': How the legendary tale of 'rebel' saint Mary of Egypt became a medieval blockbuster ...

Four Medieval Women Who Rocked Women, in whatever guise, rarely won recognition, but the four exceptional women in Hetta Howes’s book excelled in public roles that called into question what was ...

Medieval audiences were regularly inspired by stories of women’s acts of courage and emotional strength.

Tracy Chevalier is following her successful historical novels, Girl with a Pearl Earring (to be released as a film this autumn) and Fallen Angels, with a tale that recreates the background to the ...