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Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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Q&ADid the Scottish mass-murdering cannibal Sawney Bean actually exist?

'Arib al-Ma’muniyya: the enslaved medieval woman who sang her way to wealth. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

First World War

Innocence under fire: how children were used in warfare of the past

Merchants of doom: the traders who profited from the Black Death. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The surprisingly modern Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AWhat are indulgences, how were they abused in medieval times, and what do they have to do with the Reformation?

Ibn Battuta: the most famous traveller of the medieval Arab world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

QuizCan you spot the real historical remedies?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The forgotten matriarch of the Wars of the Roses. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

William Wallace: who was the Scottish rebel who defied Edward I?

What are the Benin Bronzes and why are they important? Explore the significance of the controversial treasures

Benin: a kingdom cast in bronze, brought to ruin by Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

How naughty was the past? The hidden depths of the medieval church

Why does Saladin have such an enduring reputation?

“A eulogy to the cult of chivalry”: what can Sir Gawain and the Green Knight tell us about Edward III and the Hundred Years’ War?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Digital revolution: the evolution of Hindu-Arabic numerals

LectureNiall Ferguson on the politics of catastrophe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Green Knight on screen: what can we expect from the retelling of an Arthurian epic?

The church in medieval England: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The battle over the Benin Bronzes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Mills & Boon of the Middle Ages? Unpicking the mysteries of medieval romances. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What is the Blarney Stone, where did it come from and why do people kiss it?

Q&ADid the French invent the guillotine?

Did the Tudors invent the Wars of the Roses?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cnut's invasion of England: setting the scene for the Norman conquest. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Post pandemic: how the years after the Black Death briefly became a ‘golden age’ for medieval women. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

“His flesh had rotted, and his bed was full of worms”: 5 of history's most eccentric hermits. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

QuizHow much do you know about medieval kings and queens?

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