Did European medieval women really 'poison' their husbands everyday? Breaking down the viral claim

Every few months, a post does the rounds claiming that women in the Middle Ages in Europe routinely poisoned their husbands ...

What is this viral claim about medieval European women 'poisoning' their husbands daily? History behind internet’s dark discussion

A viral story claims medieval European women poisoned husbands daily, giving an antidote at night. Historians say this practice never happened. Medieval Europe lacked the science for such precise ...
Yahoo

Women In The Middle Ages Came Up With Clever Ways Of Faking Their Virginity, And Some Of Them Are Absolutely Mind-Boggling

Back in the Middle Ages (a.k.a. the Medieval era, approximately 476-1450 A.D.), virginity was an extremely desirable trait in a wife. As second-class citizens, women were highly encouraged to get ...
RTÉ Ireland

The other Brigids: meet the forgotten mighty women of Medieval Ireland

St Brigid may have led the way, but there were other powerful, inspiring and influential women who blazed a trail in Medieval Kildare ...
New York Sun

Four Medieval Women Who Rocked

Medieval women were not supposed to be high achievers — at least not in the male arena of fame and fortune. Women, in whatever guise, rarely won recognition, but the four exceptional women in Hetta ...
Ars Technica

What medieval attitudes tell us about our evolving views of sex

In the illuminating and entertaining blog Going Medieval, Eleanor Janega, a medievalist at the London School of Economics, upends prevalent misconceptions about medieval Europe. These ...