Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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Medieval Albigensians: Bath’s reincarnated heretics

Royal palaces of the Hundred Years’ War

Eleanor of Aquitaine.

History quiz – spacewalks, battles and Eleanor of Aquitaine

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

My favourite place: Vézelay, France

On the trail of the Yorks: 8 places associated with Richard III’s family

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

9 haunted historic houses

7 unusual historical sites in Britain and Ireland

The most popular historical figures you've (probably) never heard of

Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire. (Photo by Getty Images)

History explorerThe Second Barons’ War

Tudor monarchs and a medieval civil war

Members of Assassins cult kill Conrad I of Jerusalem

Game of Thrones: the real-life medieval history

Student life and working class culture

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

Medieval English law in the time of Magna Carta

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)

5 things you (probably) didn't know about the Crusades

Kidding/not kidding: a medieval sense of humour

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)

The hospital experience in medieval England

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

7 of England’s best medieval buildings

Joan of Kent. (Image by Getty)

Joan of Kent: a perfect princess?

Middle East history special

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

My favourite place: Xanadu, China

16th century engraving depicting a man with leprosy

Q&AHow did doctors treat leprosy?

The Romanovs and King Arthur

Postwar Germany and medieval CSI

KRISTOFER HIVJU GAME OF THRONES

Game of Thrones: medieval inspiration

5 festive facts from BBC Two’s QI

Charles VI of France (1380–1422)

Owain Glyndwr: The last Welsh Prince of Wales

The Peasants’ Revolt and a Cold War spy

In pictures: Medieval women

Richard III: A hostage to fortune