Miri Rubin

About the Author

Miri Rubin is a distinguished historian and professor of medieval and Renaissance history at Queen Mary University of London, where she has taught for over three decades. Born in Israel and educated at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Oxford, her scholarship bridges cultural, religious, and social histories of Europe from late antiquity to the early modern period. Rubin's work illuminates the intersections of faith, gender, and power, drawing on diverse sources to reveal the human dimensions of historical change. She is the author of acclaimed books including Mother of God: A History of the Virgin Mary and The Middle Ages: A Very Short Introduction, which have earned her international recognition for making complex eras accessible and engaging to both scholars and general readers alike.