Dr janina ramirez biography of nancy

Dr Janina Ramirez is a lecturer in medieval history based at the University of Oxford, a critically acclaimed broadcaster, and the author of Private Lives of the Saints, Julian of Norwich and the instant Sunday Times bestseller Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages.

This January, she leads a brand new online history course for HistFest - Recovering Lost Medieval Women.

Dr janina ramirez biography of nancy

To mark the launch, we chat to her about the medieval world, her research and writing process, and what attendees can expect.

It began in 2017 when I was filming a documentary on the remarkable medieval mystic Julian of Norwich.

In searching for her lost manuscript, I found myself exploring the archives of French municipal libraries. These are treasure troves full of items taken from monasteries during the French Revolution, many of which still need cataloguing.

I was shown some receipts of library holdings running through the 17th to 19th century and various abbreviations were used to indicate whi