Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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c1400 farmer ploughing a field.

6 of the most catastrophic weather events in British history

Royal rivals? Medieval England and France’s tempestuous relationship.

The Peasants’ Revolt: everything you wanted to know.

Hildegard of Bingen

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Hildegard of BingenMedieval polymath.

The Mali empire: everything you wanted to know.

QuizMedieval royal succession.

Lost languages & travelling communities: unexpected medieval histories.

Fairy queens & giantesses: pagan goddesses in Christian Europe.

Max Schreck took the title role in the 1922 German silent film 'Nosferatu', inspired by Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'. The film enjoys a cult following. (Photo by ullstein picture / ullstein picture via Getty Images)

“Ghoul-like beyond nightmare dream, they were the living dead”: belief in Vampires through history.

Q&AWere vampires buried with a stake through their heart?

A painting of Lisbon depicts conspicuous displays of Portuguese imperial wealth and power – including enslaved African people

How slavery thrived in Renaissance Europe

Christine de Pizan: from medieval writer to feminist icon.

The effigy of King John on his tomb in Worcester Cathedral

Your guide to King John, the monarch who issued Magna Carta

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, at dusk

9 places where British astronomy flourished.

Cathedrals: from bishops' seats to tourist hotspots.

Illustration of Queen Matilda of Boulogne, by Eleanor Shakespeare

Matilda of Boulogne: Norman England’s warrior queen

Medieval childhood: everything you wanted to know.

HistoryExtra's Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman

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What is the history behind May Day and why do we celebrate it?

Episode 6How the pandemic transformed societies.

Episode 5Death, sin & spirituality.

St George’s Day: 11 facts about England's patron saint

The coats of arms of the kingdoms of Scotland and France

Q&AHow old is the Auld Alliance between France and Scotland?

Episode 4Medieval medical thinking.

Medieval emotions: were they like our own?.

Episode 3Living through the plague.

Did Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville marry for love?

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

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

Eggs, bunnies and Jesus Christ: the history and origins of Easter