Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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"Pope Urban II’s address at the Council of Clermont, the moment that triggered the First Crusade, has gone down as perhaps the most influential speech in history," writes Sandbrook. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Norman

Traquair House, Peeblesshire

Hampton Court Palace

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Medieval

Cowdray, West Sussex

Norman

Visit historic Carlisle

Roman

Rochester Castle

Medieval

Shibden Hall, Halifax

Medieval

Weobley Castle, Swansea

‘Portrait of a Lady’ by Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden, c1460. From the collection of the National Gallery, London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Medieval underwear: bras, pants and lingerie in the Middle Ages

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An illustration depicting medieval pilgrims. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Arundel Castle, West Sussex

Durham Cathedral on a sunny day. Taken near to the water of the River Wear. (Dreamstime)

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Richard I (also known as Richard the Lionheart) frequently dated documents with the 'regnal year'. An example of this might be "Winchester on the 23 day of April in the fifth year of our reign", which would translate to 23 April 1194. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Pickering Castle, North Yorkshire

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Clearwell Caves, Gloucestershire

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Provost Skene's House, Aberdeen

Richard II, led captive by Henry Bolingbroke (later Henry IV), renounces the throne in Jean Creton's 'Histoire du Roy d'Angleterre Richard II' (1401-05). (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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The death of Aelfeah at the hands of the Danes, portrayed in a window of St Luke's church, Bath. (Photo by: MyLoupe/UIG via Getty Images)

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Stamford, Lincolnshire

Medieval

St Albans Clock Tower, Hertfordshire

Medieval

Castle Campbell, Clackmannanshire

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Dundrennan Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway

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Too good for the gallery

Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in the centre of Florence (Getty) 

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Glenluce Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway

An 18th century village in Germany. Strict laws regulated the goods that each social class could buy. (DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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Whithorn Priory, Dumfries and Galloway

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