Who do you think was the first woman to write a description of the female orgasm? A literary figure like Virginia Woolf? A medical practitioner like Elizabeth Blackwell? In the western canon at least, the earliest surviving description is actually by a medieval nun called Hildegard of Bingen. Alongside her theology, music, and morality play,Continue reading “Medieval nuns and female orgasms”
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How to grow a mystical medieval herb garden – for beginners!
Herb gardens were central features in medieval homes, manors, and monasteries. Read on to learn how to grow your own medieval herb garden on your windowsill – no gardening experience required! Why were herb gardens so important? Herb gardens were central to medieval medicine in Western Europe. Medicine was based on the four humours –Continue reading “How to grow a mystical medieval herb garden – for beginners!”
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