Encounters with Medieval Women: Anchoress

In the second episode in their series, Irina Dumitrescu and Mary Wellesley look at the work of mystic and anchoress Julian of Norwich, who wrote the first book in English that we can be sure was authored by a woman.Irina and Mary have a new twelve-part series, Medieval Beginnings, starting in January 2023. Find out more here: lrb.me/medievalMusic by Kieran Brunt / Series Producer: Anthony Wilks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.