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How to Survive as a Medieval Single Woman

How to Survive as a Medieval Single Woman

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Being single in 2026 is a major disadvantage, so what was it like as a single woman in the Medieval period?!


Joining Kate today is the always-fantastic Eleanor Janega, author and co-host of our sister podcast, Gone Medieval.


How common was it to be single in this period? What kind of life could you hope to have? And why would both Kate and Eleanor have been looked at suspiciously in the medieval period?


This podcast was edited by Nick Thomson and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.


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