Formidable Women in Medieval Europe with Susan Abernethy (ep 253)

British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics by Carol Ann Lloyd

Jul 15, 202646:15Society & Culture

The history of Medieval Europe is shaped by the women--wives, mothers, daughter, sisters who wielded power, made alliances, governed areas and nations. Susan Abernethy joins us to discuss the women who shaped the Medieva...

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