The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich

In this one-hour documentary, Dr Janina Ramirez chronicles the remarkable tale of a book concealed for centuries in the shadows of history: the first book ever written in English by a woman, Julian of Norwich, in 1373. Revelations of Divine Love dared to offer an alternative vision of man's relationship with God - a theology markedly at odds with the church of Julian's era - and for five centuries the work was suppressed. It resurfaced in the twentieth century as an iconic text for the women's movement and has since been acknowledged as a literary masterpiece.