Have you ever wondered what English women were getting up to in the early medieval period? Now you don’t have to! Ælfgif-who? provides free biographies of historical women who lived in England between the years 500 and 1100 AD.

Ælfgif-who? is a collaboration with illustrator Pollie Scott, who paints a beautiful portrait to accompany each post. Each biography has both text and an accompanying podcast.

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