Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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11 unmissable Richard III podcasts

(Credit: The University of Leicester)

Was the skeleton in the Leicester car park really Richard III?.

Richard III reburial special.

The tombs of King Henry II and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine in Fontevraud Abbey, France. (Dreamstime)

The duchy of Aquitaine: an English ‘colony’ in deepest France.

The medieval city of Carcassonne

My favourite place: Languedoc, France

Parts of the Magna Carta

The amazing legacy of Magna Carta.

A brief history of medieval magic

Lambert Simnel

Lambert Simnel: Richard III’s heir who 'had a stronger claim to the throne than Henry VII'

The bronze effigy on the tomb of Edward Plantagenet, known as the Black Prince, in the Trinity Chapel of Canterbury Cathedral, Kent. (Photo by RDImages/Epics/Getty Images)

Q&AWhy was the Black Prince called ‘Black’?

The Peasants’ Revolt.

Gothic wonder: 5 spectacular buildings of medieval England.

Thomas Cromwell’s life before Henry VIII.

Living through the Crusades: 3 poems and songs that reveal how medieval people felt about the holy war.

Bathhouse

Waking up with Plato: the history of our morning routine.

My favourite place: Sean McGlynn

Wolf Hall and medieval civil war.

Wallingford Castle

History explorer: Stephen and Matilda's fight for the throne.

Sam’s historical recipe corner: Wassail punch.

8 facts about Old Sarum – an Iron Age fort, Roman settlement and medieval city

After Richard III, is it time to dig up other famous skeletons?

Richard III: latest DNA study ‘doesn’t prove bones belong to former king’

An illustration of the Peasants' Revolt

The Peasants’ Revolt: did Richard II side with the rebels?.

Beat the teacher quiz: could you pass Year 7 history?

Photo of a woman putting a finger to her lips

Q&AWhy do we say 'mum's the word'?

A brief history of how people communicated in the Middle Ages

A portrait of Joan of Arc,

The real Joan of Arc

The battle of Agincourt and the Spanish communists.

The trials of Joan of Arc.

Picture of a lion and tiger fighting

Q&AWhere was England's first zoo?

Wolf Hall: author Hilary Mantel talks Tudors, historical accuracy and winning the Man Booker Prize.