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Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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Scotland's cry for liberty: the Declaration of Arbroath. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Travel to: Oberammergau, Germany. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Royal women podcast episodes

Praying for Britain: the history of national days of prayer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A short history of quarantine. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General ancient history

When was toilet paper invented and what did people use before?

Doctors, playwrights and feminists: meet 6 trailblazing medieval women

“The very sight of her hands did almost turn my stomach”: a brief history of hand-washing. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Edward IV: champion of the Wars of the Roses

The (not so) stinky Middle Ages: why medieval people were cleaner than we think

A brief history of proposing marriage. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval medicine. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Beating the Black Death: did medieval medicine help people to survive?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why do women propose in a leap year?

General ancient history

Spanish fly, holy bread and mashed worms: history's weirdest aphrodisiacs and love potions

Charlemagne: creating the myth. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

To kill a king: 350 years of regicide. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

6 facts about Magna Carta

Frozen: Britain's Little Ice Age

Simon de Montfort’s medieval revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

6 lesser-known facts about the Ottoman Empire

How long do popes reign? All you need to know about popes and the papacy

Blood brothers: Richard III's battle with his siblings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval myths. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Retaining the royals: why has the British monarchy survived – and thrived?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Has there ever been a married Pope?

The filthy Middle Ages?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

9 surprising facts about William the Conqueror and the Norman conquest

Jumping beans, throwing shoes and weather forecasting: medieval ways to look ahead to the New Year. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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