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Early medieval

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Early medieval

Dark Age bullies & forgotten kingdoms: busting early medieval myths . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sæberht of Essex, who oversaw the building of London’s original church of St Paul’s (Photo by The Picture Art Collection / Alamy Stock Photo)
Early medieval

How to survive the Dark Ages in Britain: 6 crucial tips

This statue of Alfred the Great stands in Winchester, the former 'capital' of his kingdom (Photo by TonyBaggett via Getty Images)
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What if... Alfred the Great lost to the Vikings at the battle of Edington?

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A page from The Encomium, a flattering account of the reign of Cnut written in the early 1040s and commissioned by his mother Emma of Normandy to show her powerful position
Anglo-Saxon

Emma of Normandy: not just a two-time queen consort of England

St Columba. This Irish patron saint's influence on the Christian church was, and still is, felt much further afield
Early medieval

Medieval miracle worker: how St Columba transformed Christianity in Britain

Dr Rory Naismith answers listener questions on Britain in the early Middle Ages. (Image from Getty Images)
Early medieval

Early Medieval Britain: everything you wanted to know

A 12th-century Celtic round tower at Clonmacnoise, County Offaly
Early medieval

“The power of the Irish over the Britons is great”: Fergal Keane on Britain’s Irish roots

King John hunting on horseback, 14th century. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Early medieval

Was King John murdered?

Newark Castle flanked by the river Trent. To say that King John's death here in 1216 was little-lamented is something of an understatement.
Medieval

King John and the French invasion

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Edward Brooke-Hitching discusses some of history’s strangest literary curiosities. (Image by Getty Images)
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An illustration depicting the deposition of the body of Edward the Confessor in the tomb at Westminster in 1066. (
Early medieval

Was the early medieval period a “golden age” for the elderly?

King Arthur and a hand holding the sword Excalibur.
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The legends of King Arthur: everything you wanted to know

King Arthur addresses his knights in a 12th-century Arthurian manuscript now held in Rennes, France. (Photo by: Leemage/UIG via Getty Images)
Medieval

King Arthur: five men who made up the legendary Dark Ages king

An illustration depicting King Arthur fighting the Saxons, from the Rochefoucauld Grail. The absence of a clear and present origin for King Arthur has created a ‘void’ which many are keen to fill, says Miles Russell. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Early medieval

The real King Arthur: why are we so obsessed with trying to solve the mystery?

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