There are only a few other reviews for this book right now, most of which complain about the pacing. They rode in jousts, flew Spitfires, issued their own currency and built ships, corn mills and houses as part of their everyday lives They committed crimes, or treason, worshipped many gods, cooked and nursed, invented things and rioted. It makes explicit the connection between women's paid and unpaid labor and is a hilarious send-up to gendered expectations surrounding appearance, motherhood, and societal value.

It’s funny because up here in Mass I’ve encountered a lot more obnoxiously religious young men than women. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. In this ambitious and ground-breaking book, she tells the story of our nation over 900 years, but for the very first time women – some fifty per cent of the population – are no longer invisible in this history of England, but are at its beating heart.

This was such a shallow portrayal of the struggles of womanhood, motherhood, power dynamics in relationships, depression, how capitalism is a detriment to us all, etc. Philippa tells the story of women rebels and rioters - from the leaders of the Peasants' Revolt to those arrested at the vigil for Sarah Everard.

These are just a few of the startling findings you will learn from reading Philippa Gregory’s Normal Women.Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you. The podcast weaves together Philippa’s narrative history with lively discussions, bringing together historians who are experts in their field, and guests with their own modern perspectives. I understand what Ainslie was trying to convey regarding themes of postpartum depression, postpartum body complications, women's everyday struggles with inequality of parenthood, life, etc. Thank you to NetGalley and Vintage Anchor publishing for the ARC of Normal Women in exchange for an honest review. Works that have been adapted for television include A Respectable Trade, The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen\'s Fool.