Encounters with Medieval Women: Anchoress

In the second episode in their series, Irina Dumitrescu and Mary Wellesley look at the work of mystic and anchoress Julian of Norwich, who wrote the first book in English that we can be sure was authored by a woman.

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Music by Kieran Brunt / Series Producer: Anthony Wilks



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