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Medieval family planning: meet the strong-willed women who redefined motherhood in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Anglo-Saxons were terrified of Vikings. But were they really so different?

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16 of the worst monarchs in history

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Politics and the Bayeux Tapestry: the inside story of the blockbuster loan to the British Museum

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Is the Bayeux Tapestry coming to Britain or not?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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This surprising medieval medical belief still shapes how we think about wellness

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Episode 5History's Greatest Battles: Bosworth. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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This morbid Viking Age death pit is more mystifying than it first seemed – here’s why

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Meet the mysterious leaders of the Vikings’ most fearsome army

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How to stay healthy in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Did the Bible really inspire an early medieval king’s disgusting death?

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It was medieval England's worst antisemitic massacre. Here's what happened next. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Are the secrets of the Middle Ages' most mysterious manuscript hiding in plain sight?

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One of medieval history’s biggest mysteries has just been solved – and it rewrites 1066

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From health to wealth, here are the strange secrets medieval toilets reveal about life in the Middle Ages

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Were medieval toilets as filthy as you think?

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The forgotten wars that redefined Europe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The real women behind Europe's greatest legends. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The overlooked history of Muslims in Europe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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How England’s first king used an unexpected weapon to defeat the Vikings

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