How did our female ancestors cope with periods, childbirth, menopause? How did they understand their own bodies? How did they feel about childbirth? What was their lived experiences like, compared to ours today? On this episode of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/twiceremoved" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TwiceRemoved</a>, Dr Sara Read helps me to explore the lives of our Early Modern female ancestors.Find out more about Sara and all resources mentioned in this episode at <a href="www.genealogystories.co.uk/sararead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.genealogystories.co.uk/sararead</a>Support #TwiceRemoved by purchasing me a cuppa coffee at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/genealogystories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/genealogystories</a>

A History of Witches

Interviews with expert historians and genealogists, covering everything from medieval Britain to Anne Lister's diaries. From DNA expertise to Suffragette activism!
Presented by me (Natalie Pithers), a family historian on a mission to help others write their family history.
Seeking to understand the time and place within which our ancestors lived is a crucial step for anyone exploring their family history. Our ancestors were more than names and dates.
With this in mind I pick the brains of a wide variety of experts, asking the 'stupid' questions so that you don't have to!