We are entering the final two months of our fabulous major exhibition, Medieval Women: In Their Own Words. By now, we hope you may have already visited, or that you've booked your tickets, or alternatively that you've laid hands on a copy of the exhibition book. You may have seen Joan of Arc's earliest signature in person, as well as the first Valentine's letter, the oldest autobiography in the English language, Christine de Pizan's Book of the Queen, the lion owned by Margaret d'Anjou, and the manuscripts of Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love. But how much do you know about the women whose stories are told in the show?

Here is a little quiz to whet your appetites. We'll reveal the answers @BLMedieval on Sunday, 5 January.

1. Who wrote (or, more correctly, dictated) the first surviving autobiography in English?
2. Which female Welsh author is best known for writing erotic poetry?
3. Joan Astley, the wet-nurse of King Henry VI, wrote to the king in 1422 requesting what?
4. Which queen of England is commemorated by a series of crosses erected in her name?
5. Which lady (shown in the Benefactors Book of St Albans Abbey, above) was sentenced to life imprisonment for seeking to predict the king's death?

Medieval Women: In Their Own Words is on show at the British Library from 25 October 2024 to 2 March 2025. You can book your tickets online.

This exhibition is made possible with support from Joanna and Graham Barker, Unwin Charitable Trust, and Cockayne – Grants for the Arts: a donor advised fund held at the London Community Foundation.

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