Tag: Medieval Convent

• 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…

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  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