Professor Janina Ramirez FRHistS
Ramirez at theBritish Library in 2024
Born	Janina Sara Maria Maleczek (1980-07-07)7 July 1980 (age 44) Dubai,[1]United Arab Emirates
Occupations	Lecturer Art historian Television presenter Researcher
Children	2
Academic background
Alma mater	St Anne's College, Oxford University of York
Thesis	The symbolic life of birds in Anglo-Saxon England (2006)
Doctoral advisor	Jane Hawkes Mary Garrison
Academic work
Discipline	History
Sub-discipline	Art history Cultural history Architectural history Women's history Middle Ages
Institutions	University of York University of Winchester University of Warwick Oxford University Department for Continuing Education Harris Manchester College, Oxford
Website	www.janinaramirez.co.uk

Janina Sara Maria RamirezFRHistS (pronounced[ja'nina];néeMaleczek; born 7 July 1980), sometimes credited asNina Ramirez, is a Britishart historian,cultural historian, and TV presenter. She specialises in interpreting symbols and examining works of art within their historical context.

Ramirez went toSt Bernard's Catholic Grammar School inSlough,Berkshire, where she washead girl.^[2] She gained a degree inEnglish literature, specialising inOld andMiddle English, fromSt Anne's College, Oxford, before completing her postgraduate studies at the Centre for Medieval Studies,University of York. She was awarded aPhD on The symbolic life of birds in Anglo-Saxon England,^[3] which led to a lectureship in York's Art History Department, followed by lecturing posts at theUniversity of Winchester,University of Warwick, andUniversity of Oxford.^[4]

Until 2021, Ramirez was the course director on the Certificate in History of Art atOxford University'sDepartment for Continuing Education.^[5] In 2021, Ramirez became Research Fellow in History of Art atHarris Manchester College, University of Oxford.^[6]

In January 2024, Ramirez became a Visiting Professor of Medieval Studies at theUniversity of Lincoln.^[7]

Her grandfather wasPolish.^[8] Ramirez and herSpanish husband have two children.^[4] At 14, she played bass in a band withKrissi Murison as lead singer.^[9] Ramirez was in apunk band, Role Models, while at Oxford but chose finishing her degree over touring with the band.^[9]

• Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons,BBC Four, August 2010^[10]
• The Viking Sagas, BBC Four, May 2011^[11][12]
• Britain's Most Fragile Treasure, BBC Four, October 2011^[13]
• Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings, 3-part series, BBC Four, January 2012^[14][15]
• Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years' War, 3-part series, BBC Four, February 2013^[16]
• Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age, BBC Four, October 2014^[17]
• Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries, 3-part series, BBC Four, February 2015^[18]
• The Quizeum, A museum-based quiz panel show, BBC Four, April 2015^[19]
• The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich, BBC Four, July 2016
• An Art Lover's Guide, BBC Four, May 2017^[20]
• In Search of Arcadia, BBC Four, August 2017^[21]
• England's Reformation: Three Books that Changed a Nation, BBC Four, October 2017
• Art on BBC: The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci, BBC Four, May 2018^[22]
• Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez, BBC Four, September 2019 – 1 The Sutton Hoo Hoard (broadcast 4 September 2019)
• Handmade in Bolton – presenter, featuringShaun Greenhalgh and narrated byWaldemar Januszczak, BBC Four, October 2019^[23]
• Lost Worlds and Hidden Treasures, 3-part series,Apple TV, May 2021^[24]

• —— (2015).The Private Lives of the Saints: Power, Passion and Politics in Anglo-Saxon England. London:WH Allen.ISBN 978-0-7535-5560-6.
• —— (2016).Julian of Norwich: A Very Brief History. London:SPCK.ISBN 978-0-281-07737-3.
• —— (2018).Riddle of the Runes (A Viking Mystery). Oxford:OUP.ISBN 978-0-19-276633-5.
• —— (2019).Way of the Waves (A Viking Mystery). Oxford: OUP.ISBN 978-0-19-276635-9.
• —— (2019).Beowulf. illus. Martyn Pick. London:Ladybird Books.ISBN 978-0-7181-8973-0.
• —— (2022).Goddess: 50 Goddesses, Spirits, Saints and Other Female Figures Who Have Shaped Belief. London:Nosy Crow.ISBN 978-1-78800-995-9.
• —— (2022).Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It. London:Penguin Random House.ISBN 978-0-7535-5825-6.

• Official website
• Janina Ramirez at United Agents
• Janina Ramirez – BBC Blog
• Janina Ramirez atIMDb
• Dr Janina Ramirez: Art Detective – Laluma Podcast

• 1980 births
• Living people
• 21st-century English historians
• Women from Dubai
• English people of Polish descent
• People educated at St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
• Alumni of St Anne's College, Oxford
• Alumni of the University of York
• Fellows of Harris Manchester College, Oxford
• Academics of the University of Warwick
• Academics of the University of Winchester
• Academics of the University of York
• Academics of the University of Lincoln
• English art historians
• British women art historians
• British women medievalists
• English television presenters

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• Pages with Polish IPA