Women had various roles in the Middle Ages, from artists and fighters to leaders and patrons. Their impact was felt in everything from courtly settings to the military orders.

Theme: Medieval women in charge

• Gabrielle Storey, "Queenship and Power: The Roles of Royal Women in the Global Middle Ages," 18-22. 
• Peter Konieczny, "The Superstar of Baghdad: A Tale of Singing, Sexuality, and Slavery," 23.
• Thomas Lockley, "The Killer and the Queen: Two Women Warriors of Medieval Japan," 24-27.
• Rory MacLellan, "Women in the Military Orders: Templars, Hospitallers, and Teutonic Knights," 28-35.
• Susana Torres Prieto, "Anna Porphyrogenita: A Byzantine Empress at the Russian Court," 36-39.
• Rileigh K. Clarke, "Memorializing Margaret Holland: A Strategic and Visual Display of Identity," 40-41. 
• Jessica O'Leary, "Eleonora and Beatrice of Aragon: Princesses of Diplomacy in the Late Middle Ages," 42-47. 

• Robin McCallum, "The Bristol Rebellion, 1312-1316: From Dispute to Uprising," 8-11.
• Thomas Banbury, "Showing Your Colours: Royal Equestrian Heraldry," 12-13.
• Stephen Miller, "Christian Shoots, Pagan Roots: The Green Man in Medieval England," 14-17. 
• Vladimir Ivanovici, "Medieval Legends and Modern Myths: Manipulating History in Communist Romania," 48-49. 
• Jeremy Solel, "On a Sea of Blood: The Battle of Hjörungavágr," 50-53. 
• Manon Henzen, "The Lady of the Manor: In the Service of the Household," 54-55. 
• Julia Faiers, "All that glisters... Gold: 50 Spectacular Manuscripts from Around the World," 56-57.