Episode 010 - Isabel German

We dive into the life of Medieval anchoress, Isabel German.

In the 1400s, Isabel chose to leave the world behind and was bricked up into a small cell in a York Church, with only a small window for light, air, and the passing of food and waste. Why did she do it? What would her life have been like? Laura Yeoman from the Borthwick Institute at the University of York takes Amy and Emma on a journey through archival records to find out... including a never-before-shared discovery that shakes up our knowledge of Medieval York!