Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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Bannockburn: Scotland’s greatest victory

Templars on trial

The taking of Jerusalem by the Crusader

The First Crusade: your ultimate guide

The crusades explained... in 5 minutes

The big questions of the crusades

Episode 5The end or the beginning?

Episode 4Besieged

Episode 3Crossing into the unknown

Episode 2On the road

Episode 1The call to arms

A fifteenth century manuscript illustration showing the Knights Templar being burned in the presence of King Philip IV of France.

Templars on trial: why were the Knights accused of such heinous crimes?

Eleanor of Aquitaine. (Illustration by Andy Tuohy)

Eleanor of AquitaineWhy did she revolt against her husband?

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A coloured engraving of Richard Whittington, wearing red robes and hat

How the real Dick Whittington lives up to his pantomime

My history heroDame Rachel de Souza chooses Ignatius of Loyola

Robert the Bruce addresses his troops ahead of Bannockburn in a 20th-century engraving.

Why is the battle of Bannockburn remembered as Scotland’s greatest victory?

The triumph of Joan of Arc

Charles VI and Henry V entering Paris

What if…Henry V hadn't died in 1422?

Roger Mortimer: king of folly

Why did medieval Europe become Christian?

The Mongols: everything you wanted to know

Letters from medieval England

An illustration of King Arthur's coronation, from the 13th-century Flores Historiarum

Was King Arthur real? Discover the legend of the 'once and future king'

King Arthur and his knights return to Camelot (Photo by: Christophel Fine Art/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Q&AWhere was Camelot?

Mordred duels King Arthur with swords as they stand over the bodies of fallen men

Who killed King Arthur?

Roger Mortimer: medieval rebel

Roger Mortimer and Isabella of France shown with their army in a 15th-century illustration. In the background, the body of Edward II’s favourite, Hugh le Despenser, is being quartered (Photo by Bridgeman Images)

Roger Mortimer: the rebel baron who escaped the Tower to challenge Edward II

Q&ADid medieval people have rotten teeth?

How did medieval people tell the time?

Queen Margaret of Anjou, seated besides King Henry VI of England, is presented a book in a contemporary illumination (Photo by Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty)

Margaret of Anjou: the 'she-wolf' queen who wouldn’t go quietly