Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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

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Waking up with Plato: the history of our morning routine

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Wolf Hall and medieval civil war

Wallingford Castle

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

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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

A portrait of Thomas Cromwell

Thomas Cromwell: The rise and fall of Henry VIII’s henchman

Fresh views on the Wars of the Roses

A mad is tied to a stake and burned alive as a crowd, including priests, look on

Heresy: a brief history

The long history of the Crusades

Top 10 Plantagenet podcasts – from the Black Death to Richard III

Richard III had lavish diet of swan and wine, new forensic study reveals

10 astronomers you’ve (probably) never heard of

Richard III and dirty Tudors

King Alfred The Great's statue designed by Hamo Thornycroft and erected in 1899 stands at the eastern end of the Broadway in Winchester, Hampshire, England. (Photo by Tony Baggett/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Q&AHow many English kings were known as ‘the Great’?

A portrait of Richard III.

Inside the mind of Richard III

Mont Saint Michel (Getty Images)

My favourite place: Mont Saint Michel, France