Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

Medieval

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The Tudor village that time left behind. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Henry VII wearing a black hat and richly decorated robes, holding a red rose.

Margaret Beaufort catapulted the Tudors to the throne. But that wasn’t her original plan

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Beyond the podcastThe Black Death

Norse women loading and assisting in the maintenance of a Viking longship.

What were Viking women doing while their men were on violent raids?

Retracing Eleanor of Castile's final journey. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Medieval family planning: meet the strong-willed women who redefined motherhood in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Composite image of two early medieval helmets: the ornate Sutton Hoo helmet on the left and a simpler Viking helmet on the right.

The Anglo-Saxons were terrified of Vikings. But were they really so different?

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16 of the worst monarchs in history

A stylised illustration shows sections of the Bayeux Tapestry rolled up and tied, standing upright inside an open cardboard box marked “special delivery”. The bright yellow background features faint imagery and text, evoking news coverage of the tapestry’s proposed loan.

Politics and the Bayeux Tapestry: the inside story of the blockbuster loan to the British Museum

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Is the Bayeux Tapestry coming to Britain or not?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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This surprising medieval medical belief still shapes how we think about wellness

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History's Greatest Battles: The Wars of the Roses. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 5History's Greatest Battles: Bosworth. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 4History's Greatest Battles: Tewkesbury. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 3History's Greatest Battles: Barnet. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 2History's Greatest Battles: Towton. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 1History's Greatest Battles: The First Battle of St Albans. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A skull found in the Wandlebury excavation

This morbid Viking Age death pit is more mystifying than it first seemed – here’s why

Podcast seriesMagna Carta

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Meet the mysterious leaders of the Vikings’ most fearsome army

How to stay healthy in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Did the Bible really inspire an early medieval king’s disgusting death?

A medieval manuscript scene depicting three robed figures with pale, gaunt faces standing side by side. To their right, a hooded figure in a long robe lifts a club or staff in a striking pose. The background is plain parchment with several lines of Latin script written above the figures.

It was medieval England's worst antisemitic massacre. Here's what happened next. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Are the secrets of the Middle Ages' most mysterious manuscript hiding in plain sight?

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“Check your husband’s dunghill” – here’s why medieval society was obsessed with poo

Illustration of the last Anglo-Saxon king, Harold Godwinson, crowned and holding a scepter and orb, with scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry in the background.

One of medieval history’s biggest mysteries has just been solved – and it rewrites 1066

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From health to wealth, here are the strange secrets medieval toilets reveal about life in the Middle Ages

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Were medieval toilets as filthy as you think?

The forgotten wars that redefined Europe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 4Does Magna Carta matter today?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.