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Love and marriage in medieval England

Why Florence Nightingale was so much more than the ‘Lady with the Lamp’. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The life and legend of Florence Nightingale. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Roll up, roll up: how the Roman mosaics at Fishbourne Palace were saved. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What did Queen Victoria really look like?

Q&AWhat was a drunkard’s cloak used for?

The Northumbrians: from Bede to Geordie Shore. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Alfred the Great and Edington: how the King of Wessex became great. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Victorians: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Linda Porter“You’ve got to be impressed by how these women played the system”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

"A wonder of the world": Queen Victoria opens the Great Exhibition at the famous Crystal Palace. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BlogMedieval matters #1: The Last Kingdom, Robin Hood and how to learn Old Norse in lockdown. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Corn Law crisis: the bitter political war that threatened thousands with starvation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

5 forgotten Viking battles that shaped Britain's destiny. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Last Kingdom S4 E9 review: a tense penultimate episode sees the Saxon heart “ripped out”

The Last Kingdom S4 E10 review: resettled pieces on the board allow drama to “catch up” with history

The Last Kingdom S4 E8 review: a fiery opening paves the way for a new ruler of Mercia

The Last Kingdom S4 E7 review: a royal funeral, the abuse of power, and a little artistic licence

The Last Kingdom S4 E5 review: “This has to rank among the more gruesome episodes of the season, if not the series”

The Last Kingdom S4 E6 review: a mysterious medieval ‘Sickness’ leaves its mark

Æthelwold: Alfred the Great's rebel nephew

Who were the key players in the struggle to succeed Alfred the Great?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Last Kingdom S4 E3 review: moments of introspection remind us of history’s “shared humanity”

The Last Kingdom S4 E1 review: will Alfred’s legacy come tumbling down?

The Last Kingdom S4 E2 review: winds of change and dramatic father-son relations

Who was Edward the Elder? A brief guide to the Anglo-Saxon king

How England rode the Viking storm. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Anarchy: how bloody was Stephen and Matilda’s medieval battle for the English crown?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bernard Cornwell on writing historical fiction and his blockbuster series The Last Kingdom: your questions answered. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Great Fire of London quiz – how much do you know?

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