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Janina Ramirez
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780753560433
  • Weight: 338g
  • Dimensions: 127 x 197mm
  • Publication Date: 02 Jul 2026
  • Publisher: Ebury Publishing
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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From the bestselling author of FEMINA, a brilliant reappraisal of the medieval women whose lives have been exploited for political, nation-building ends.

From Joan of Arc to Lady Godiva, Isabella of Castile to Catherine of Siena, famous medieval women have become national icons, their legends burnished and celebrated. But over the centuries their lives have been exploited, their stories twisted and weaponised. Searching for the real women behind the legends, bestselling historian Janina Ramirez reveals how history is often hijacked to serve the ideological and political agendas of the present.

Praise for LEGENDA:
'Fearless, stunning and shockingly relevant' Alice Roberts, author of Domination

'A history like no other. Fabulous, invigorating and beguiling' Kate Mosse, author of Labyrinth

'Sensational! Janina Ramirez is writing women back into history one by one' Lauren Laverne

'A brilliant concept, conveyed with that dynamo mix: academic authority and storytelling pizzazz!' Alice Loxton, author of Eighteen
About Janina Ramirez
Professor Janina Ramirez is a Sunday Times bestselling author, Oxford lecturer, BBC broadcaster and researcher. She is Director of Studies for History of Art at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, and Visiting Professor in Medieval Studies at the University of Lincoln. She has published widely on medieval history, art and literature, has written both fiction and non-fiction for adults and younger readers, and has taught and researched across a broad chronological sweep, covering everything from the sculptures of antiquity to post-modern architecture. She has also written and presented documentaries across the world for over 15 years. She is Lifelong President of Gloucester History Festival, and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Royal Society of Arts, Universities of York and Gloucestershire and City Lit. Her book Femina was an instant Sunday Times bestseller.

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