Medieval Women Who Ruled w/ Dr. Elizabeth Norton - JFT Ep 21

Medieval Women Who Ruled w/ Dr. Elizabeth Norton - JFT Ep 21

Author: Michael October 17, 2025 Duration: 1:07:42

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Dr. Elizabeth Norton joins me to discuss some of the medieval women featured in her recent book “Women Who Ruled the World”. We discuss Empress Matilda, Charlotte of Cyprus, Tamar of Georgia, Isabelle the Catholic, and several more! An inside look into the lives and struggles of medieval women rulers.

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ICYMI, the last episode was about medieval warhorses with Dr. Emma Herbert-Davies and her cutting edge research. The episode before that was on the medieval ‘great books’ with Dcn Harrison Garlick. Up next is tentatively a DEEP DIVE on the Mongols, could they have invaded Europe? What were they really like? What were their invasion attempts like? And I have a special holiday episode on medieval feasting that is cooking up! Just Feudal Things is a conversational podcast about medieval history with subject matter experts and enthusiasts. New episodes release on the 3rd and 17th each month!



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