Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

Medieval

Map of the universe, miniature from The Tales of Luqman, Arabic manuscript, 1583. (Photo by Getty Images)

Ingenious medieval science

The White Ship disaster

The White Ship disaster"The most disastrous moment in British maritime history"

The White Ship: a medieval royal tragedy

King Arthur triumphs over the Saxons at the battle of Mount Badon

How much of the story of King Arthur is true?

Glamis Castle is said to be the most-haunted castle in Scotland. (Photo by mpalis via Getty Images)

A royal ghost tour: 5 haunted sites around Britain

Unexpected Irish tales

An illustration of a group of supposed witches

A very brief history of witches by Suzannah Lipscomb

A 14th-century depiction of bakers at work. (Image by Getty Images)

Social mobility in the Middle Ages: could medieval people improve their station?

A near-contemporary depiction of the 14th-century English monk, mathematician and astronomer Richard of Wallingford. Monks were among the leading scientific practitioners during the medieval period. (Photo by Bridgeman)

The genius of medieval science: from medicine to mechanical clocks

Moving, medieval-style

An empty knight's armor sitting on a chest.

Q&AHow did knights in armour go to the toilet?

The Knights of the Round Table are that the heart of many Arthurian legends

Who were the Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, and where does the Holy Grail fit in?

Aztecs in their own words

A new take on India’s history

A Triple Bond Broken: The Destruction of the House of York

Naming of St John the Baptist, c12th century. From a wall painting in the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Medieval baby names: what were people called in the Middle Ages?

Edward the Confessor seated at a banquet

Edward the Confessor: England’s holy hardman

ever before,” says Margaret MacMillan. (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

"We’ve come to think that peace is normal, but that's not the reality": Margaret MacMillan on humanity's compulsion to go to war

Halloween postcard

10 things you didn’t know about the history (and mystery) of Halloween

Medieval daily life: everything you wanted to know

The battle of Dover, 24 August 1217, (image c1880). (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)

Eustace the Monk: one of medieval Europe's unholiest holy men

In 802 Charlemagne took delivery of an elephant, sent to him by Harun al-Rashid, the caliph in Baghdad. Here, a manuscript illumination from a late 12th century English Latin bestiary. (Image by Alamy)

8 turning points in medieval European history

The storming of Beziers

Medieval turning points

A photograph of the Tower of London, from the river

Anne Boleyn, Beefeaters, Guy Fawkes and the princes: a brief history of the Tower of London

Princes in the Tower HistoryExtra podcast series title card

Princes in the TowerEpisode 8: A conclusion (of sorts)

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Princes in the TowerEpisode 7: Survival theories

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Princes in the TowerEpisode 6: The other suspects

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Princes in the TowerEpisode 5: Circumstantial evidence and strange behaviour

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Princes in the TowerEpisode 4: Examining the evidence

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Princes in the TowerEpisode 3: The prime suspect