Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

Medieval

Episode 2Origins & spread

Ancient Moai of Ahu Tongariki on Easter Island

The magnificent moai – facts about the statues of Rapa Nui

Moai statues at Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui’s largest ceremonial structure

What happened to the people of Rapa Nui?

A young woman sat in front of a mirror applies lipstick, 1967

The price of beauty: the dangerous cosmetics used until the 20th century

Episode 1Introduction

Workers reaping and binding sheaves, from the Luttrell Psalter c1330

What was feudalism?

L to R: Marie Antoinette of France, Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba, Hurrem (also known as Roxelana)

Queens know best: survival lessons from powerful historical women

St Patick depicted in a 13th-century folio

The history of St Patrick's Day traditions – and the importance of the colour green

Fredegund and Brunhild: a tale of two queens

Suspected witch Mary Sutton is “swum” in a Bedfordshire millpond in 1612, as shown in a contemporary illustration. (Picture by Getty Images)

Witchfinding: what drove the hunters’ cruel crusade and what methods did they use?

The Franks: everything you wanted to know

Old English: a quick guide

Curling stones during a match at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah

General History

A brief history of curling – from medieval Scotland to the Winter Olympics

Medieval masterclass 4: Revolution 1348-1527

Extinct animals of medieval Britain

Medieval masterclass 3: Rebirth 1216-1347

An oil on panel portrait of Elizabeth Woodville

Elizabeth Woodville: Edward IV’s controversial queen consort

A 19th-century lithograph showing a medieval criminal claiming sanctuary by placing his arm through the ring on a church door (Picture by Bridgman)

Sanctuary in medieval churches: how criminals found protection from capture and punishment

Medieval masterclass 2: Dominium 750-1215

Margery Kempe HistoryExtra podcast

Margery Kempe: medieval mystic

Medieval masterclass 1: Imperium 410-750

Illustration of King Louis IX.

A king of fire and light: Louis IX's tangled legacy

Shining new light on medieval Europe

Trading and crusading in the Middle Ages

Outbreak of dance mania

The medieval dancing plague: what caused people to dance themselves to death?

Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in mounted combat

Richard the Lionheart: king of war

History’s greatest mysteriesWhat caused the medieval ‘dancing plague’?

Sketch of the battle of Blore Heath, howing the final disastrous charge of the Lancastrians

9 battles that shaped the Wars of the Roses – from St Albans to Tewkesbury

Part ten in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1450–1499

Turning points1483: Richard grabs the throne

Watercolor Painting Depicting Battle of Agincourt (Photo by © Historical Picture Archive/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Turning points1415: The battle of Agincourt