A short video about the life of Shajar al-Durr, a slave girl who rose to become Sultana of Egypt in the thirteenth century.
This clip comes from an animation made by Teaching Medieval Women and Palette Productions at Nottingham Trent University. You can watch the full video which details the lives of 6 extraordinary medieval women on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33tPNOVx0LI.