The
Mediæval Bæbes are a British ensemble of female musicians founded in the 1990s by
Dorothy Carter and
Katharine Blake. It included some of Blake's colleagues from the band
Miranda Sex Garden, as well as other friends who share her love of
medieval music. The lineup often rotates from album to album, and ranges from six to twelve members. As of 2010, the group sold some 500,000 records worldwide, their most successful being
Worldes Blysse with 250,000 copies purchased.