The Last Supper

Religion

A replica of Jesus' tomb. (Photo by Alamy)

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The capture of Jerusalem in 1099

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Early medieval

Q&AWho was St Swithin?

Stained glass window of King Alfred the Great

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Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, Painting by Emile Signol (1804–1892), (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

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BlogMedieval(ish) matters 11: Did women fight in the crusades? And why did people follow a goose to the Holy Land?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Illustration from Dante's ‘Inferno', depicting thieves tormented in hell by serpents.

General ancient history

A brief history of the afterlife

Thomas Becket murder

Medieval

7 controversial saints in history

Two girls are tried for witchcraft in a courtroom scene

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What were the Salem Witch Trials?

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Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms, 1521. This was an assembly of the Holy Roman Empire called by King Charles V in Heylshof Garden, Worms, to address Martin Luther and the effects of the Protestant Reformation. (Photo by The Print Collector via Getty Images)

Tudor

What was the Reformation?

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The 1618 Defenestration of Prague

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The 1618 Defenestration of Prague explained

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Painting of an auto-da-fé

Medieval

Your guide to...the Spanish Inquisition

Henry III during the Second Barons' War

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Picture of the Battle of Beziers

Medieval

In a nutshellThe Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade

A monk and his mistress

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An illumination depicts medieval women embroidering

Medieval

Medieval misconceptions: 12 myths about life in the Middle Ages – busted

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Julian of Norwich holds her famous book in a sculpture at the doors of Norwich Cathedral. (Photo by Creative Commons Wiki)

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Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene

Roman

Mary Magdalene: why do people want to believe she was a sinner and prostitute?

'The Landing of St Augustine in Kent', AD 597

General ancient history

Q&AWhen did Christianity first arrive in Britain?

The Church of St Martin of Tours in Canterbury

Anglo-Saxon

Q&AWhat is the oldest church in England?

Our composite image shows Henry II framed by an Arabic arch. Henry claimed he "would sooner accept the errors of Nur-al-Din" than suffer Thomas Becket remaining as archbishop. (Image by Bridgeman/Getty Images)

Medieval

King Henry II: the Muslim monarch of medieval England?

The congregation in Westminster Cathedral, London, during National Prayer Day, 7 September 1941. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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A 19th-century depiction of Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Georgian

Who was Maharaja Ranjit Singh?

Once he gained control of the entire Roman Empire, Constantine set about an ambitious programme of reform. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Roman

Constantine the Great: the emperor who created Europe

Black rights activist Malcolm X

20th Century

Malcolm X: Activism, assassination and how he predicted his own death

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