This event will take place in the British Library Knowledge Centre Pigott Theatre. It will be simultaneously live streamed on the British Library platform. Tickets may be booked either to attend in person (physical) or to watch on our platform (online) either live or within 48 hours on catch up. Viewing links for the online version will be sent out in the confirmation email you receive after booking. Captions are available for our online events and most in person events in the Pigott Theatre. If you have specific access requirements please email customer@bl.uk

Celebrated medievalist Janina Ramirez is a cultural historian, broadcaster and author based at the University of Oxford, known for her passion for communicating ideas about the past. Her research began with a degree in English literature at Oxford, followed by an MA and PhD at the Centre for Medieval Studies in York on the art, literature and culture of Anglo-Saxon England. But her interests have constantly branched outwards in all directions as she taught more broadly on everything from classical architecture to the work of Tracey Emin.

Janina’s broadcasting career has allowed her to see narrative threads stretching across time and disciplines, and to find shared human concerns, themes, problems and innovations throughout time. She has lived, researched, broadcasted and published through a period of great change – the Digital Revolution – where traditional modes of communication are being replaced by new ways of interacting with audiences worldwide. Now she is in the British Library on a mission to navigate and share the story of Chivalry, from the Medieval Women’s POV!

This event accompanies the British Library exhibition Medieval Women: In Their Own Words (25 October – 2 March 2025). Separate ticket for exhibition entry required.  Explore the Medieval Women events series here.

This is an online only event streamed on the British Library platform. Bookers will be sent a viewing link shortly before the event and will be able to watch at any time for 48 hours after the start time.

Half price tickets available for Members, Students, Under 26 and other concession groups.

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