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An intriguing look into the lives of astonishing medieval women
“Hands of Saint Dominic” by Albrecht Dürer, 1506; ...
Charlotte Gauthier is a historian of late medieval/ early modern religious conflict
The Möbius Book Catherine Lacey (Granta, £16.99) ...
Different ways of dying across the British Isles
In her latest novel, Sarah Dunant explores the life of Italian aristocrat Isabella d’Este, the archetypal Renaissance woman
Battle royal: the British novelist tells us how she overcame setbacks