Women and the crusades

Natasha Hodgson explores women’s involvement in the medieval campaigns fought in the Holy Land

A 13th-century illumination showing the coronation of Foulques and Melisende. (Photo by Alamy)

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July 3, 2020 at 2:56 pm

Historian Natasha Hodgson explores the many different aspects of women’s involvement in the medieval campaigns fought in the Holy Land.

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