In the Middle Ages, men ruled the world, except when they didn’t. Many history lovers are aware of women like Margaret of Anjou and Eleanor of Aquitaine but other lesserknown Medieval female bosses were just as formidable. Let’s travel back in time now and meet some of these women who held power instead. Some in their own right, others as regents, and others by having great influence over the men in their lives. Welcome to Medieval Madness.

00:00 Introduction
40:00 Theodora
02:10 Empress Suiko of Japan
03:16 Aethelflaed
04:53 Matilda of Scotland
06:18 Empress Matilda
07:45 Aelfthryth
09:33 Olga of Kiev


Narrated by James Wade
Written by Lisa E Rawcliffe
Edited by Jamit Productions

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