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The Medievalverse April 20, 2015

The Viking women who disappeared

Women played an important part in Viking Age society, and their role far exceeded that of mother and the 'housewife'. Why, then, are they barely mentioned in the history books?

Read from Ian Rotherham's latest book that examines the local history of Yorkshire

Book Excerpt: Yorkshire's Viking Coast

Book Excerpt: Medieval Ireland: Territorial, political and economic divisions

Read from Paul MacCotter's latest book on Ireland in the Middle Ages.

The Great Hours of Anne of Brittany, created between 1503 and 1508 in Tours, France, is undoubtedly a masterpiece of French painting.

The Great Hours of Anne of Brittany

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