British Library Digitised Manuscripts

The British Library have digitised and made available online a number of manuscripts owned by and relating to medieval women.

In the run up to and during their recent exhibition, Medieval Women: In Their Own Words, the British Library digitised and catalogued a number of manuscripts associated with medieval women – and made them available for free online!

This list has since been updated as of February 2025: https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2025/02/medieval-women-manuscripts-now-online.html

The full collection can be viewed here: https://www.bl.uk/research/digitised-manuscripts/

There are some incredible manuscripts to explore, including Empress Matilda’s foundation charter for Bordesley Abbey (British Library, Additional Charter 75724) with her original seal!

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