Janina Ramirez

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'The women of the Middle Ages, so often silent and inconspicuous in our histories, find voice, agency and justice in this brilliant book' - Alice Roberts, bestselling author of Ancestors: A Prehistory of Britain in Seven Burials'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

Best-seller internacional revela o poder das mulheres e nos faz enxergar a Idade Média com outros olhosA Idade Média é vista como uma época sanguinária de vikings, santos e reis: uma sociedade patriarcal que oprimia e excluia as mulheres - a chamada "Idade das Trevas". Apesar disso, quando investigamos um pouco mais a fundo, podemos ver que o periodo foi tudo, menos sombrio.Ao analisar documentos historicos, Janina Ramirez desenterrou os nomes de inumeras mulheres influentes riscados com a palavra "femina" anotada ao lado. Ou seja, ao ordenar que livros fossem queimados, obras de arte destruidas e novas verses de mitos, lendas e registros fossem produzidos, os guardies do passado manipularam nossa viso da historia.Femina e um livro que vai alem dos registros oficiais para revelar o verdadeiro impacto de mulheres como Jadwiga, a unica rainha mulher da Europa; Margery Kempe, que explorou sua imagem e historia para garantir sua notoriedade; Hildegarda de Bingen, a maior sabia e polimata medieval; Birka, uma guerreira viking cujo esqueleto havia sido atribuido a um homem; entre outras.Esta e uma viagem vibrante por toda a Europa, trazendo vozes que nos oferecem uma perspectiva inovadora e emocionante da Idade Media. Mais ainda, e uma jornada que revela como as mulheres foram excluidas da historia e - mais importante - por que isso importa para nos hoje.

From the bestselling author of FEMINA a brilliant reappraisal of the medieval women whose lives have been exploited over centuries for political nation building ends In LEGENDA bestselling historian Professor Janina Ramirez peels back the layers of time to reveal how the lives of women have been co opted by those intent on crafting national identities Their names are well known and summaries of their achievements have been recited in classrooms for decades but medieval women like Joan of Arc Lady Godiva and Isabella of Castile have been misrepresented their stories twisted and weaponised Meanwhile ground breaking 18th and 19th century women who blazed a trail through revolutionary Europe have been forgotten their legacies too easily dismissed or ignored Questioning established narratives and searching for the real women behind the legends Ramirez interrogates what defines a nation and who gets to build it shining a light on how history is so often hijacked to serve the ideological and political interests of the present PRAISE FOR JANINA RAMIREZ Ramirez blasts a powerful spotlight into the so called Dark Ages and reveals a vibrant world awash with colour and character DAN SNOW host of History Hit Skillfully brings out from the shadows the lives of w

La Edad Media se considera una época sanguinaria poblada por vikingos, caballeros, monjes y reyes: una sociedad patriarcal que oprimía y excluía a las mujeres. Pero, si nos fijamos un poco más, comprobamos que aquellos siglos fueron todo menos oscuros. Janina Ramirez, historiadora de Oxford especialista en la Edad Media, ha descubierto en los registros historicos una gran cantidad de nombres de mujeres tachados con la anotacion femina junto a ellos. Nuestra vision de la historia, pues, no esta completa: nos faltan ellas. Solo ahora, gracias a un minucioso examen de los objetos, escritos y posesiones que dejaron tras de si, emergen las influyentes y polifaceticas vidas de las mujeres de aquel tiempo. Femina va mas alla de la historia oficial para descubrir el verdadero impacto de mujeres como Jadwiga, la unica mujer que goberno como rey en Europa; Hildegarda de Bingen, la mayor sabia y polimata del Medievo, o la guerrera vikinga de Birka, cuyo esqueleto, originalmente atribuido a un varon, contradice la creencia de que las mujeres medievales no se dedicaban a la guerra. En un vibrante viaje que recorre toda Europa, las voces que emergen en este volumen nos ofrecen una mirada a una nueva Edad Media profundamente original y emocionante.

AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Radio 4 Book of the Week Selected as a book to look out for in 2024 by the Guardian and The Rest is PoliticsEveryone is originally from Africa and this book is therefore for everyone For too long Africa s history has been dominated by western narratives of slavery and colonialism or simply ignored Now Zeinab Badawi sets the record straight In this fascinating book Badawi guides us through Africa s spectacular history from the very origins of our species through ancient civilisations and medieval empires with remarkable queens and kings to the miseries of conquest and the elation of independence Visiting more than thirty African countries to interview countless historians anthropologists archaeologists and local storytellers she unearths buried histories from across the continent and gives Africa its rightful place in our global story The result is a gripping new account of Africa an epic sweeping history of the oldest inhabited continent on the planet told through the voices of Africans themselves