Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

Medieval

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A medieval mystery: the green-coloured children found in an English village. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Thomas Becket: life of week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A medieval knight in a suit of armour fighting with a monk.

Medieval

Why reporting a murder in medieval England could destroy your life

Members of the Nazi party examining the Bayeux Tapestry.

Second World War

The strange story of the Nazi obsession with this legendary artefact still isn't over

A depiction of an attack by the 47 ronin

Medieval

What is a rōnin in Japan, and how is it different to a samurai?

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Episode 3Conwy Castle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Reform and rebellion in the reign of Henry III. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Gilles de Rais, accused of murdering at least 140 children in 15th-century France

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Was Gilles de Rais really history’s first recorded serial killer?

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Medieval murder mystery: who killed King James III?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Medieval murders most foul. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Saladin

Medieval

Saladin: a hero of Islam and scourge of the crusaders

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Frederick Barbarossa: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration of Eadwig being dragged by Dunstan

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A threesome with his wife and mother-in-law: the scandalous story of why one Anglo-Saxon king skipped his coronation

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England’s forgotten medieval hero: how John, Duke of Bedford carried on Henry V's fight. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 20th-century painting shows John applying his seal to the 1215 charter

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Henry III and the Magna Carta that mattered. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration of the future King Edward VI of England with his whipping boy (Photo by Chronicle/Alamy Stock Photo)

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“Literally whipped”: the boys who took the beatings meant for royal bottoms

A battle taking place in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Medieval

Making a historically accurate videogame: how Warhorse took on the task in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

A c1300 depiction of a man paying taxes

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Do you know the correct date of Magna Carta? Here’s why you might be wrong

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Are we celebrating the wrong Magna Carta?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A farmer in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

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10 things you need to know about medieval Bohemia before you play Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Kuttenberg as seen in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

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The real history behind Kuttenberg in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2: how Kutná Hora became the silver crown of medieval Bohemia

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How monasteries powered medieval Europe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A detail from the Bayeux Tapestry showing Harold Godwinson enthroned as king of England, holding a sceptre and orb. Groups of figures flank the newly crowned king, while decorative animals appear in the border below.

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Is this toilet the ultimate Anglo-Saxon status symbol? Inside Harold II’s ‘ensuite’

Battle at Fontenoy, AD 841

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Carolingians in crisis: the medieval civil war that shaped Europe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Twr Mawr Lighthouse and St Dwynwen's stone cross at sunrise on Llanddwyn Island on Anglesey.

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Who was St Dwynwen?The legend of the Welsh patron saint of lovers

The palace of Kublai Khan’s son is illustrated in a 15th-century manuscript of the Travels of Marco Polo. Despite such vivid depictions, no reference to the Venetian merchant has ever been found in Chinese sources.

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Do The Travels of Marco Polo belong in the non-fiction section, or fantasy?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The 1453 fall of Constantinople: capturing the Byzantine capital. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Statue of William Tell, with a crossbow over one shoulder and a boy at his hip

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William Tell: was the legendary Swiss hero a real person?

An open Bible on an altar

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A history of the BibleWho wrote it and when?

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Strange stories of medieval saints. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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