Outside a church in Surrey stands a plaque dedicated to Christine Carpenter. Known as the Anchoress of Shere, the 14th Century woman spent her life imprisoned in a cell at St James' Church in Shere.

Tech & Science Digital history: Face-to-face with our medieval ancestors. Talking 3D digital reconstructions of a 14th Century woman, a bishop, and a cleric with a cleft palate, have been created.

Women would wear leather belts to cinch the fabric in. ... In the 14th century, cut of clothing became the preeminent sign of class. As a lady of high estaat, ...

Before the 14th century, elite men and women wore long tunics with pleats and layers of fabric that fell loosely, obscuring the body. Men’s tunics were usually somewhat shorter than women’s, ...

Alessandra Giliani lived in the 14th century. That was 500 years before women were admitted to any medical school in the world. So Alessandra did what she had to to practice medicine.

And if you want more insights into Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, especially this Holy Week, I commend the words of an Italian mystic from the 14th century. Her name is Saint Catherine of Siena.

Scientists have ingeniously built a 3D digital reconstruction of a 'beautiful' 14th century woman and a cleric with a cleft palate - both of whom will talk to visitors at an attraction in Scotland.