Tag: Byzantine

• Women of Just History Posts: International Women’s Day 2018

  

  As today is International Women’s day, and women hold such a huge focus in my blog, I thought it would be remiss of me to not do a post to celebrate. Over the past year and a half I have written about plenty of amazing royal women, and I am hoping to soon expand into…

  justhistoryposts

  March 8, 2018

  Seasonal

  Byzantine, Colonial America, fashion history, Highwaywomen, history, International Women’s Day, Medieval History, Medieval Women, Royal Women, Women, Women’s History

• Royal People: Anna Komnene – Historian, Physician, Byzantine Princess

  

  When people think of medieval princesses, they often think of an almost fairy-tale like person. A beautiful young woman who was married off at a young age to a foreign prince, traded as a political pawn, with little agency of her own. Of course, this was often far from the truth, and one such example…

  justhistoryposts

  January 21, 2018

  Royal People, Women’s History

  Byzantine, Constantinople, Female Historian, history, Medieval Convent, Medieval History, Princess, Royal History, Royal Women, Women, Women’s History