Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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Medieval torture: everything you wanted to know.

Medieval documents in danger.

King Henry VI of the Hohenstaufen dynasty

What was the Erfurt Latrine Disaster?

The Abbasid caliphate: everything you wanted to know.

Crusader criminals: how the Holy Land became a hotbed of lawlessness.

Video podcastBeowulf: everything you wanted to know.

The First CrusadeInside the war that transformed the medieval world.

HistoryExtra AcademyLate-medieval England, with Hannah Skoda.

Week fourCrime, violence and the law.

Week threePolitical communities.

Week twoFamily and community.

Week oneFaith and worship.

HistoryExtra Academy video lecture: crime, violence and the law.

Video podcastPractical magic: curses, spells & cunning folk.

Practical magic: curses, spells & cunning folk.

The death of Simon de Montfort at the battle of Evesham, 1265

Hacked to pieces, testicles removed & body parts gifted as “dark trophies”: the grisly fate of Simon de Montfort

Late-medieval England course: week three quiz.

HistoryExtra Academy video lecture: political participation in late-medieval England.

Court proceedings presided by the king ordering an arrest © Alamy

King's justice: raising a grievance in medieval England.

An English fleet defeats the French at the battle of Sluys in 1340. By now, Edward III’s war machine was reaping the benefits of a system of national taxation, approved by parliament (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

How King John helped bring about a political miracle in medieval England.

Late-medieval England course: week two quiz.

HistoryExtra Academy video lecture: family and community in late-medieval England.

5 things you (probably) didn't know about... late medieval England.

Late-medieval England courseWeek one quiz.

HistoryExtra Academy video lectureFaith and worship in late-medieval England.

Two couples kissing in The Decameron

“Slapstick and smutty”: the real medieval history behind The Decameron

The Decameron: sex, plague, and a medieval Love Island.

The poor man and the pilgrim receive hospitality at a monastery in this 13th century miniature (Photo by: Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

How to go on a medieval pilgrimage.

1217: the year that (almost) changed English history.

A crusader army led by French king Louis IX clashes with Ayyubid forces at Mansurah in 1250. Two centuries of warfare across the Middle East “drew a torrent of often dangerous young men into the region”, writes Steve Tibble. (Photo by Getty Images)

Crusader criminals: why medieval knights went rogue in the Holy Land.