Joanna Plantagenet

Resource pack on Joanna Plantagenet, queen of Sicily, countess of Toulouse and participant in the Third Crusade.

Resource pack on Joanna Plantagenet, queen of Sicily, countess of Toulouse and participant in the Third Crusade.

On this episode of History Hit’s Gone Medieval podcast, Matt Lewis speaks with TMW’s Natasha Hodgson on the Second and Third Crusades. The episode covers the history of the Latin East and crusading in the twelfth century, looking in particular…

A resource pack on Wallingwells Priory and the case of Katherine Norfolk, a 13-year-old nun who found herself at the heart of a bitter family and legal dispute in 1425.

A detailed timeline of Tamar of Georgia’s life with images of a coin minted under her rule.

A detailed timeline of Eleanor of Aquitaine's life and a short source extract from the Chronicle of Richard of Devizes.

A teaching resource put together by Steve Illingworth (University of Cumbria) for KS3 students on how historians approach medieval women.

As part of the BeBold History Network webinar series, Natasha Hodgson speaks with Sam Jones about the various ways women were involved in crusading contexts

Natasha Hodgson answers the age-old question: did women go on crusade? And the answer is: yes, they did!

Natasha Hodgson discusses her top 5 figures of the crusades, including Margaret of Beverley, who fought Saladin's besieging army with a cooking pot on her head, and Alice of Antioch, who ruled Antioch on behalf of her young daughter.

A resource pack on Nicola de la Haye, sheriff of Lincolnshire, who defended Lincoln Castle during three major sieges.