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Medieval Gender Roles Were Much More -- and Less -- Strict Than We Can Imagine

Published: May 18, 2023, 7:05 a.m.

The Middle Ages are seen as a bloodthirsty time of Vikings, saints and kings: a patriarchal society which oppressed and excluded women. But when we dig a little deeper into the truth, we can see that the \u201cdark\u201d ages were anything but.\n\nOxford and BBC...