Professor Nicholas Orme

Nicholas Orme is emeritus professor of history at the University of Exeter. His books include Tudor Children (Yale University Press, 2023), Medieval Schools (YUP, 2006) and Medieval Children (YUP, 2001).

The poor man and the pilgrim receive hospitality at a monastery in this 13th century miniature (Photo by: Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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How to go on a medieval pilgrimage. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Tudor childhood: from dodging death to nursery rhymes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Cathedrals: from bishops' seats to tourist hotspots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Colour illustration of people gathering outside a church during the Middle Ages

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The medieval church: your guide to religion and worship in the Middle Ages

'The Fountain of Youth', 1546. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder

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Everard Digby: the man who taught Tudors to swim. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.