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6. www.worldhistory.org › article › 1350Twelve Famous Women of the Middle Ages - World History ...

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   • Famous Women of The Middle Ages
   • Theodora of Byzantium
   • Hilda of Whitby
   • Ende The Illuminator
   • Aethelflaed, Lady of The Mercians
   • Matilda of Tuscany
   • Hildegard of Bingen
   • Eleanor of Aquitaine
   • Marie de France
   • Julian of Norwich

   Scholars divide the Middle Ages into three periods: 1. Early Middle Ages – 476-1000 2. High Middle Ages – 1000-1300 3. Late Middle Ages – 1300-1500 There were many famous women throughout these three eras but the following twelve are among the best-known: 1. Empress Theodora of Byzantium 2. Hilda of Whitby 3. Ende the Illuminator 4. Aethelflaed, La...

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   Theodora (l. 500-548) was an actress in Constantinople (and possibly a prostitute) who converted to Christianityand took up wool-spinning and weaving as a profession. How she met the future emperor Justinian (r. 527-565) is unclear, but he was so in love with her that he changed the law which forbade royalty from marrying actresses and made her his...

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   Hilda (l. 614-680) was a noblewoman in the early days of the Kingdom of Northumbria who chose a life of piety and devotion to one at court. She rose from a novice to abbess of her order and founded Whitby Abbey, which became a center for learning and culture. Hilda was an able administrator who took care of the many facets of running the sizeable e...

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   It is well-established that, by the 13th century, women were involved in book production as scribes, illustrators, and illuminators of manuscripts, but Ende's work makes clear that women were involved in this process as early as the 10th century. Ende was a nun at a monastery in Spain when she worked on the manuscript now known as the Gerona Beatus...

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   Aethelflaed (r. 911-918) was the daughter of Alfred the Great (r. 871-899) and became Queen of Mercia following the death of her husband Aethelred II. As a daughter of Alfred, who believed literacy encouraged piety, she was highly educated and cultured. Her court was a well-known center of culture at which her nephew Athelstan, future King of the A...

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   Matilda (1046-1115, also known as Matilda of Canossa) was one of the most powerful women in the Middle Ages and the preeminent political force in medieval Italy. She is best known for her military prowess in defending her lands and the authority of Pope Gregory VII (c. 1073-1085) from the aggression of Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire(r. 1056-1105...

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   Hildegard (1098-1179) was a German polymath; a mystic, healer, scientist, visionary, author, composer, and abbess who claimed to receive visions from God from the time she was three years old and never doubted their truth. In 1150, she is said to have received a vision to move her order to Rupertsburg and, when her male superior refused her, she pr...

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   Eleanor (l. c. 1122-1204) was Queen of France, Queen of England, wife of two kings, mother of King Richard I (the 'Lion-heart'), King John of Magna Carta fame, Marie de Champagne (patroness of Chretien de Troyes), as well as a number of other notable children. She personally participated in the Second Crusadealong with her ladies-in-waiting, allege...

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   Marie (wrote c. 1160-1215) was a multilingual French poet, translator, and proto-feminist best known for her poetic work The Lais of Marie de France which popularized the concept of courtly love, the chivalric code, and the power of women. She is recognized as the first female poet of France but seems to have spent the majority of her time in Brita...

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   Julian (l. 1342-1416, sometimes given as Lady Juliana of Norwich) was a mystic, visionary, and author of the masterpiece of religious literature, Revelations of Divine Love. Julian's actual name is unknown, and her pen name comes from her residence at St. Julian's Church in Norwich, England. In May 1373, Julian believed she was dying and, as she la...

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   The legendary Joan of Arc led armies in support of the French Dauphin during the Hundred Years’ War, inspiring troops and earning respect as a military leader. Her courage and determination shattered gender barriers and demonstrated that women, too, could wield the sword of power and command.

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   Who was the most famous woman in the Middle Ages?

   • The 12 most famous women of the Middle Ages are: Theodora of Byzantium, Hilda of Whitby, Ende the Illuminator, Aethelflaed of the Mercians, Matilda of Tuscany, Hildegard of Bingen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Marie de France, Julian of Norwich, Christine de Pizan, Margery Kempe, and Joan of Arc. Who is the most famous woman of the Middle Ages?

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   Why do medieval artists wear a wimple?

   • Normally small in scale, these works are at once tender and luminous in equal measure. In most of these works, the sitter wears a wimple – a headdress or scarf covering the head. Medieval artists lavished both time and love in their depiction. Why did they adore the wimple, and what does this mean for us today?

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   Why did noble women take up arms in medieval times?

   • While medieval warfare was predominantly a male domain, some noblewomen took up arms to defend their family’s honor and territories. The legendary Joan of Arc led armies in support of the French Dauphin during the Hundred Years’ War, inspiring troops and earning respect as a military leader.

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   Why are the names of the most famous women of the Middle Ages still known?

   • The names of the most famous women of the Middle Ages are still known in the present day not because the patriarchy of the time valued them, for the most part, but in spite of that social hierarchy which denied women the avenues of expression and autonomy open to men. Did you like this article?

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   Mar 6, 2020 · Rare and beautiful, medieval depictions of women in secular portraiture are remarkable parts of national collections. Normally small in scale, these works are at once tender and luminous in equal measure. In most of these works, the sitter wears a wimple – a headdress or scarf covering the head.