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Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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15 minutes of fameJanina Ramirez chooses Hildegard of Bingen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hildegard of BingenMedieval polymath. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Mali empire: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

QuizMedieval royal succession. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lost languages & travelling communities: unexpected medieval histories. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Fairy queens & giantesses: pagan goddesses in Christian Europe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

“Ghoul-like beyond nightmare dream, they were the living dead”: belief in Vampires through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AWere vampires buried with a stake through their heart?

How slavery thrived in Renaissance Europe

Christine de Pizan: from medieval writer to feminist icon. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Your guide to King John, the monarch who issued Magna Carta

9 places where British astronomy flourished. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cathedrals: from bishops' seats to tourist hotspots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Matilda of Boulogne: Norman England’s warrior queen

Medieval childhood: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HistoryExtra Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy BormanThe Plantagenets (1216–1485). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What is the history behind May Day and why do we celebrate it?

Episode 6How the pandemic transformed societies. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 5Death, sin & spirituality. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

St George’s Day: 11 facts about England's patron saint

Q&AHow old is the Auld Alliance between France and Scotland?

Episode 4Medieval medical thinking. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval emotions: were they like our own?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 3Living through the plague. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Did Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville marry for love?

The medieval church: your guide to religion and worship in the Middle Ages

Eggs, bunnies and Jesus Christ: the history and origins of Easter

Episode 2Origins & spread. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The magnificent moai – facts about the statues of Rapa Nui

What happened to the people of Rapa Nui?

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