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Conquered? Women and Sexual Violence in the Middle Ages
In this new series, inspired by the BBC's King & Conqueror, how prevalent was rape in this era?
Aug 28, 2025
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Kaye Jones
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How to Throw A Curse Like A Romano-British Woman
It’s the lesson you never knew you needed 😂 – but it’s also a step toward authentic, woman-centred British history.
Jan 16, 2025
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Kaye Jones
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By the Numbers: 0.5%
Is there more to this stat than meets the eye? 👀
Mar 7, 2024
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Kaye Jones
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Why Do Men Think About the Roman Empire?
If there was ever a trend I can get down with, it's this one.
Sep 22, 2023
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Kaye Jones
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Revisiting 'The Beauty Myth'
An accidental critique of a feminist classic ... oh, and Andrew Tate.
Jun 8, 2023
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Kaye Jones
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An Animal Inside An Animal
Some 'highlights' from my talk on the wandering womb last week
Dec 11, 2025
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Kaye Jones
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All Roads Lead Back to Rome
Three things about women’s history that live in my head rent-free and prove that we need a new way forward.
Nov 27, 2025
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Kaye Jones
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What Guillermo del Toro Got Wrong About Frankenstein
Before women could even study science, Mary Shelley imagined its future. So why does history still give the men the last word?
Nov 13, 2025
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Kaye Jones
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What Counts As History?
From education reform to Suffragette activism, where we look for stories shapes the past we construct and remember.
Nov 6, 2025
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Kaye Jones
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Five Women, Five Years
On The Herstorian's birthday, let's remember five women that you were probably never taught about.
Oct 23, 2025
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Kaye Jones
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Stitching the Historical Record
Do women really account for 0.5% of recorded history or are we just looking in the wrong places?
Oct 16, 2025
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Kaye Jones
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An Introduction to Women's History
Building from the ground up
Oct 9, 2025
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Kaye Jones
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