Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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The medieval hilltop village of Vézelay in north central France enjoys a spectacular location. (Photo by Andia/UIG via Getty Images)

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Mompesson House, which has sinister connections with a ghost known as the Demon Drummer. (Clare Hargreaves/The National Trust)

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Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire. (Photo by Getty Images)

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An illustration from an 11th-century manuscript depicting a king and his minister doing justice, c1050. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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c1754: Siege of a town led by Godefroy de Bouillon (c1060-1100) 1st Crusade (1095-1099), showing Saracens firing arrows at Crusaders as they attempt to scale the walls. From manuscript of Roman de Godefroy de Bouillon. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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The Franciscans treating victims of the plague, miniature from La Franceschina, c1474, codex by Jacopo Oddi. Perugia, Biblioteca Capitolare (Library). (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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Aerial view on Westminster Abbey at night. (Photo by Pawel Libera/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Joan of Kent. (Image by Getty)

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A relief at the World Heritage site of Xanadu in Inner Mongolia, China. (Photo by Dreamstime)

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16th century engraving depicting a man with leprosy

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